Re-Selecting Members of the European Parliament Candidate Selection, Party Goals, and Re-Election Probabilities /

• Main Author: Frech, Elena (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Elections.; Europe-Politics and government.; Germany-Politics and government.; Electoral Politics.; European Politics.; German Politics.

Elena Frech addresses the issue of candidate (re-)selection for the European elections. Studying German parties, the author investigates both, the rules and practice of candidate selection. The study is one of the first to shed light on the goals political parties pursue when selecting candidates in...

Table of Contents:

• Party Goals and Trade-Offs in European Elections
• Candidate Selection for European Elections in Germany
• The Factors Determining the Re-Election Probabilities of MEPs.