Uses and tendencies of Twitter in the campaign to the Spanish general elections of 2015 20D: hashtags that were trending topic
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https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2017.sep.05Keywords:
Political communication, Social networks, Twitter, Hashtags, Trending topics, General elections, 2015, 20D, Infotainment, Humor.Abstract
This research analyzes the use of Twitter by the four main Spanish political parties in the electoral campaign of December 2015. It delves into the tendencies of the tweets, published from the official accounts of the parties and the candidates, and those hashtags or tags that became national trending topics. It discovers that they emphasize the stylistic role of the candidate and use quinine humor, with the aim of humanizing the candidate and bringing him closer to the audience. According to the conclusions, getting the most virality does not ensure electoral victory, but the trends of the studied period yield interesting recommendations for political communication.
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