Electoral coalitions and seats distribution in mixed electoral systems (2023)

Master thesis under the supervision of Jean-François Laslier to complete the Public Policies and Development master of Paris School of Economics. I study both theoretically and empirically how electoral mergers performed during the French municipal elections of 2020. Using an econometric model to predict vote transfers with and without mergers, I showed that, in average, merging decreases the number of seats obtained but increases the likelihood of winning the election.