The effects of splinter parties under a restricted scaled Banzhaf value

In this B.Sc. thesis, I construct a model to analyze the political power of political parties. I introduce a measure for the political power of parties based on the Banzhaf value and on the following four restrictions: (1) majority voting rule, (2) minimum winning coalition, (3) maximum number of parties and (4) maximum left-right distance. I also explain why I use the Banzhaf value rather than the Shapley value. My plan is to extend this B.Sc. thesis to my M.Sc. thesis. In my M.Sc. thesis, I will present my case study of the recent right-wing splinters PVV and TON. I will also check the validity of the Banzhaf power distribution implied by the model.