New data release (October 2026)

  • 2026-10-16
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A new version of the REPDEM dataset is now available. The dataset has been updated through 30 September 2026 and incorporates cabinet terminations, newly formed cabinets, and corrections to previously identified coding errors. All changes are documented in the change log. This release also introduces a new dataset on lower-house elections. The first version covers […]

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New data release (July 2026)

  • 2026-10-07
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This release updates the REPDEM Basic datasets to 1 July 2026. Specifically, new governments formed and governments terminated between 1 January and 30 June 2026 have been coded. You can find the datasets here.

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Updates: Demscore version 7

  • 2026-03-27
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We are happy to announce a major data release that provides detailed information on important aspects of government formation, coalition governance, and government termination in 28 European countries until 2022.

The dataset combines and expands data that was collected for Coalition Politics in Central Eastern Europe (2024), Coalition Governance in Western Europe (2021), and Coalition Governance in Central Eastern Europe (2019).

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New data release (February 2026)

  • 2026-02-25
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We are happy to announce a major data release that provides detailed information on important aspects of government formation, coalition governance, and government termination in 28 European countries until 2022.

The dataset combines and expands data that was collected for Coalition Politics in Central Eastern Europe (2024), Coalition Governance in Western Europe (2021), and Coalition Governance in Central Eastern Europe (2019).

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Updates: Demscore version 6

  • 2025-11-07
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We are happy to announce a major data release that provides detailed information on important aspects of government formation, coalition governance, and government termination in 28 European countries until 2022.

The dataset combines and expands data that was collected for Coalition Politics in Central Eastern Europe (2024), Coalition Governance in Western Europe (2021), and Coalition Governance in Central Eastern Europe (2019).

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Recent changes (September 2025)

  • 2025-09-30
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We are happy to announce a major data release that provides detailed information on important aspects of government formation, coalition governance, and government termination in 28 European countries until 2022.

The dataset combines and expands data that was collected for Coalition Politics in Central Eastern Europe (2024), Coalition Governance in Western Europe (2021), and Coalition Governance in Central Eastern Europe (2019).

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Recent changes (June 2025)

  • 2025-06-26
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We are happy to announce a major data release that provides detailed information on important aspects of government formation, coalition governance, and government termination in 28 European countries until 2022.

The dataset combines and expands data that was collected for Coalition Politics in Central Eastern Europe (2024), Coalition Governance in Western Europe (2021), and Coalition Governance in Central Eastern Europe (2019).

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UPDATE RELEASED. New countries added to the basic data (March 2025)

  • 2025-03-18
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We are happy to announce a major data release that provides detailed information on important aspects of government formation, coalition governance, and government termination in 28 European countries until 2022.

The dataset combines and expands data that was collected for Coalition Politics in Central Eastern Europe (2024), Coalition Governance in Western Europe (2021), and Coalition Governance in Central Eastern Europe (2019).

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New data release: Historical cabinets in Europe (February 2025)

  • 2025-03-12
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The Historical Cabinets (H-CAB) dataset is a historical extension of (some of) the data on governments available at REPDEM and covers cabinets formed between 1919 and 1945 in 12 European countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom).

The H-CAB dataset provides data on dates of cabinet formation and dissolution, along with data on the cabinet party composition, allowing for analysis of cabinet formation and duration during the interwar period.

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UPDATE RELEASED. New major data release (December 2023)

  • 2023-12-22
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We are happy to announce a major data release that provides detailed information on important aspects of government formation, coalition governance, and government termination in 28 European countries until 2022.

The dataset combines and expands data that was collected for Coalition Politics in Central Eastern Europe (2024), Coalition Governance in Western Europe (2021), and Coalition Governance in Central Eastern Europe (2019).

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