The Invincibles: Presidential Reelection and Constitutional Change in Latin America

There is a significant trend in Latin America of extending term limits for the presidency in order to allow reelection. There is also evidence that incumbency advantage matters of those presidents seeking reelection in different countries typically win their electoral bids. Based on a dataset of I37...

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Published in:Revista de ciencia política (Santiago) 2014-01, Vol.34 (3), p.537-559
Main Authors: Penfold, Michael, Corrales, Javier, Hernandez, Gonzalo
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