maxwelco
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3 years ago I would suggest this dataset also: https://www.v-dem.net/en/data/data/v-dem-dataset-v111/
Now it is arranged in a R package: https://github.com/vdeminstitute/vdemdata. Dataset is ready to go. Columns explanation: https://www.v-dem.net/files/25/quickstartguide.pdf
Varieties of Party Identity and Organization (V-Party) is a new dataset, produced by the V-Dem Institute, examining the policy positions and organizational structures of political parties across the world. . The largest ever study of its kind, the data highlight shifts and trends within and betweeen parties since 1970
Overall:
Countries: 178 countries Year coverage: 1900-2019 3,489 political parties across 2,805 elections. 11,914 party-election year units with 929,141 data points.
https://twitter.com/vdeminstitute/status/1320674987544555520
https://www.v-dem.net/en/data/data/v-party-dataset/
https://www.v-dem.net/media/filer_public/b6/55/b6553f85-5c5d-45ec-be63-a48a2abe3f62/briefing_paper_9.pdf