Abstract
Voting for a presidential ticket is a common characteristic that is particular to the majority of presidential systems. When a voter chooses a candidate for president, they are actually also voting for the other person on the ticket, in other words, the potential successor if the mandate is interrupted. Therefore, the selection of the candidate who will run for election alongside the presidential candidate represents an opportunity to nominate someone who can increase the ticket’s electorate or increase a possible president’s capacity for governance. In the literature there is an absence of systematic studies of these strategies used in the selection of vice-presidential candidates. In order to fill part of this gap, this study proposes a Vice-Presidential Candidate Profile Index (VPCPI), which allows an analysis of the strategies adopted in the selection of running mates. For the case of Brazil after redemocratization, the results were hybrid, in other words, strategies were adopted to select candidates who can help attract votes for the ticket, but who also have political experience to act in future governments.
Highlights
Adrián Albala (IPOL/UnB), besides the members of the Center of Studies in Bicameralism and Compared Institutions (NEBIC)
Only in 1989, after 25 years of military dictatorship, did the population return to electing their president. It is one of the few countries on the continent in which being a member of a political party is required to run for any position, 3With the exception of Pignataro and Taylor-Robinson (2019), who deal with the selection of candidates in Costa Rica, Mieres and Pampín (2015) who analyze vice-presidents elected in the presidential systems on the American continent, including the United States, while Uggla (2020) analyzes the countries of Latin America, and Lopes (2020) who focused on the Brazilian case
Initially, this section presents and discusses the findings about the strategies adopted in the selection of vice-presidential candidates
Summary
Adrián Albala (IPOL/UnB), besides the members of the Center of Studies in Bicameralism and Compared Institutions (NEBIC). It is one of the few countries on the continent in which being a member of a political party is required to run for any position, 3With the exception of Pignataro and Taylor-Robinson (2019), who deal with the selection of candidates in Costa Rica, Mieres and Pampín (2015) who analyze vice-presidents elected in the presidential systems on the American continent, including the United States, while Uggla (2020) analyzes the countries of Latin America, and Lopes (2020) who focused on the Brazilian case.
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