KKE and SYRIZA in Attica : two strangers in the same city
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This article aims to determine the sociological, demographic and political profile of KKE and SYRIZAs voters in the elections of 2007 in Attica and to interpret their electoral behavior. After a comparison of the basic characteristics of the two parties, it seems that they address two completely different, almost contradictory, groups of voters. Hence, the competition between them is in decline. KKE presents a stable and compact power in the working class western regions of Athens. On the other hand, SYRIZAs power is mainly concentrated to the middle class northern suburbs. Interestingly its electoral influence in western suburbs is much lower than in the past. This change firstly detected in the 2004 elections disengages SYRIZA from the left electoral tradition. Indeed, in the elections of 2007, SYRIZA succeeded in increasing its electoral base by attracting non-traditional voters of the Left. This fact however does not allow safe predictions for the future. A basic analytical instrument used herein is a sociological division of Attica region in four strata-zones.
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Κουστένης Π. (2017). KKE and SYRIZA in Attica : two strangers in the same city. Greek Political Science Review, 31, 100–118. https://doi.org/10.12681/hpsa.14449
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