Should We Go Abroad? The Strategic Entry of Ecuadorian Political Parties in Overseas Electoral Districts

Sebastián Umpierrez de Reguero; Régis Dandoy

doi:10.1080/00344893.2021.1902850

Should We Go Abroad? The Strategic Entry of Ecuadorian Political Parties in Overseas Electoral Districts

Sebastián Umpierrez de Reguero^*
, Régis Dandoy

^*Corresponding author for this work

Ciencias Políticas

Leiden University
Diego Portales University
European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Waseda University

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Abstract

The literature on external voting overlooks why some political parties campaign abroad while others remain focused on the national territory. This article investigates the determinants of the strategic entry of political parties in overseas districts through analysing legislative elections in Ecuador (2007–2017). Based on a study of the incentives and constraints of political party presence abroad, we find that parties are more likely to compete for elections in overseas districts displaying a weaker party competition as well as when they account for previous electoral experience in these districts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	385-402
Number of pages	18
Journal	Representation
Volume	59
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2021.1902850
State	Published - 8 Apr 2021

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Ecuador
Political parties abroad
external voting
overseas districts
party competition

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