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<journal-id>1688-499X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Uruguaya de Ciencia Política]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Urug. Cienc. Polít.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1688-499X</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de la República. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Ciencia Política.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1688-499X2025000101211</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.26851/rucp.34.18</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Hacia una interpretación del voto cruzado en Paraguay]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Towards an Interpretation of Ticket-splitting in Paraguay]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Rumo a uma interpretação do voto cruzado no Paraguai]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abente Brun]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abbate]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Camilo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zhandayeva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raushan]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,George Washington University  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of California  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Barbara ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,George Washington University  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1688-499X2025000101211&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1688-499X2025000101211&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1688-499X2025000101211&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La literatura académica sobre el voto cruzado en América Latina presenta un notable vacío: el caso de Paraguay. Este país constituye un caso atípico ya que, a diferencia de los patrones observados en otros países con partidos hegemónicos, el voto cruzado en Paraguay ocurre en la dirección inversa: el candidato presidencial del partido gobernante supera consistentemente a los candidatos de la lista nacional de su partido. Este artículo realiza un análisis estadístico de las elecciones generales de 2013 y 2018 con datos desagregados a nivel de los 258 distritos electorales. Utilizando regresiones y correlaciones bivariadas, examina las características demográficas y socioeconómicas de los 258 distritos y su comportamiento electoral y aporta así una nueva perspectiva al análisis del comportamiento electoral en Paraguay.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The academic literature on split-ticket voting in Latin America reveals a notable gap: the case of Paraguay. This country represents an outlier since, unlike patterns observed in other countries with hegemonic parties, split ticket voting in Paraguay occurs in the opposite direction: the presidential candidate of the ruling party consistently outperforms the candidates on the national list of their own party. This article conducts a statistical analysis of the 2013 and 2018 general elections using disaggregated data at the level of the 258 electoral districts. Through regressions and bivariate correlations, it examines the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the 258 districts and their electoral behavior, thus offering a new perspective on electoral behavior in Paraguay.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo A literatura acadêmica sobre o voto cruzado na América Latina revela uma lacuna notável: o caso do Paraguai. Este país constitui um caso atípico, pois, ao contrário dos padrões observados em outros países com partidos hegemônicos, o voto cruzado no Paraguai ocorre na direção oposta: o candidato presidencial do partido governante supera consistentemente os candidatos da lista nacional de seu próprio partido. Este artigo realiza uma análise estatística das eleições gerais de 2013 e 2018 com dados desagregados no nível dos 258 distritos eleitorais. Utilizando regressões e correlações bivariadas, examina as características demográficas e socioeconômicas dos 258 distritos e seu comportamento eleitoral, oferecendo assim uma nova perspectiva sobre o comportamento eleitoral no Paraguai.]]></p></abstract>
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