Party leaders in Romania: designated successors or tactical players?

Volintiru, C. and Gherghina, S. (2020) Party leaders in Romania: designated successors or tactical players? In: Gherghina, S. (ed.) Party Leaders in Eastern Europe: Personality, Behavior and Consequences. Series: Palgrave studies in political psychology. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, pp. 197-218. ISBN 9783030320249 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-32025-6_9)

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on two leaders belonging to influential parties in Romanian politics: Emil Boc (PDL) and Victor Ponta (PSD). We aimed to include those leaders that would allow an analysis of the relationship between their personality and behavior, and the general evolution of the party. Our analysis, consistent with the general goal of this book, seeks to test the leadership’s impact on party organization in terms of electoral performance, intra-party cohesion and membership. Both party leaders were also prime ministers in turbulent times, which makes the comparison even more interesting.

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Gherghina, Dr Sergiu
Authors: Volintiru, C., and Gherghina, S.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9783030320249
Published Online:24 November 2019

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