QoG code: nelda_fme
This indicates when a newly independent country is having its first elections, when a country holds the first multiparty elections after a significant period of non-democratic rule, or when a country transitions from single-party elections to multiparty elections. Multiparty means that more than one party is allowed to contest the election, and that at least some of the parties are both nominally and effectively independent of the ruling actors.
Values:
0. No
1. Yes
| Dataset | No. Countries |
|---|---|
| Standard cross-section | 108 |
| Standard time-series | 191 |
| OECD time-series | 32 |
| Dataset | Available for years |
|---|---|
| Standard time-series | 1946-2020 |
| OECD time-series | 1946-2020 |
This variable has information from 1946 to 2020.