Responsive voters – how European integration empowers Eurosceptic parties

Testing Europe Salience and Second-Order Election Theories: 2019 European Parliamentary Elections in Lithuania

“…14 The inclination of Green parties to embrace EU integration and prioritize green issues within the EU framework is well-documented. 15 In turn, hard right, hard left, and Eurosceptic political organizations, which tend to have a negative view of the EU or advocate for its reform or withdrawal, may also On the other hand, the performance of Eurosceptic parties also serves as a signal of the salience of European issues. Dissatisfaction with the depth or ideological aspects of EU integration may prompt some voters to turn towards Eurosceptic parties, which can be found on both the right and left ends of the political spectrum.…”