Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.)

Policy Brief 2/2021 - The “Corona Effect”

Why voter turnout could decline and become more socially divided following the pandemic

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Format Type: PDF
Date of publication: 25/08/2021
Edition: 1. edition
Volume/Format: 8 pages, PDF

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The social divide in voter turnout narrowed slightly in the 2017 federal election. The “Corona Effect” could change that at the 2021 federal election, reducing voter turnout as a long-term effect of the pandemic and widening the social divide once more.

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