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9.3 KiB
269 lines
9.3 KiB
"""Axis classifier: correlate per-party PCA positions against ideology reference data
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to assign honest, dynamic labels to political compass axes.
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Public API: classify_axes(positions_by_window, axes, db_path) -> dict
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"""
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import logging
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from collections import Counter
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from pathlib import Path
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from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
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import numpy as np
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_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
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# Module-level caches — loaded once per process lifetime.
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_ideology_cache: Optional[Dict[str, Dict[str, float]]] = None
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_coalition_cache: Optional[Dict[str, set]] = None
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# Correlation threshold above which we consider an axis "explained" by a dimension.
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_THRESHOLD = 0.65
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_LABELS = {
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"lr": "Links\u2013Rechts",
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"co": "Coalitie\u2013Oppositie",
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"pc": "Progressief\u2013Conservatief",
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"fallback_x": "Stempatroon As 1",
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"fallback_y": "Stempatroon As 2",
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}
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_INTERPRETATION_TEMPLATES = {
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"lr": "De {orientation} as weerspiegelt de klassieke links-rechts tegenstelling.",
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"co": (
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"De {orientation} as weerspiegelt stemgedrag van coalitie- versus "
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"oppositiepartijen (r={r:.2f}). Links-rechts is minder dominant dit jaar."
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),
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"pc": "De {orientation} as weerspiegelt de progressief-conservatieve tegenstelling.",
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"fallback": (
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"De {orientation} as weerspiegelt een empirisch stempatroon "
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"zonder duidelijke ideologische richting."
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),
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}
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def _load_ideology(csv_path: Path) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, float]]:
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"""Load party ideology scores from CSV.
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Returns {party_name: {"left_right": float, "progressive": float}}.
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Returns {} on any error (caller should treat empty as 'skip classification').
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"""
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global _ideology_cache
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if _ideology_cache is not None:
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return _ideology_cache
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result: Dict[str, Dict[str, float]] = {}
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try:
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with open(csv_path, encoding="utf-8") as fh:
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lines = fh.read().splitlines()
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header = [h.strip() for h in lines[0].split(",")]
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lr_idx = header.index("left_right")
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pc_idx = header.index("progressive")
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for line in lines[1:]:
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if not line.strip():
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continue
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parts = [p.strip() for p in line.split(",")]
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if len(parts) <= max(lr_idx, pc_idx):
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continue
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result[parts[0]] = {
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"left_right": float(parts[lr_idx]),
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"progressive": float(parts[pc_idx]),
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}
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except FileNotFoundError:
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_logger.warning(
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"party_ideologies.csv not found at %s — axis labels will be generic",
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csv_path,
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)
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return {}
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except Exception as exc:
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_logger.warning("Failed to load party_ideologies.csv: %s", exc)
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return {}
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_ideology_cache = result
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return result
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def _load_coalition(csv_path: Path) -> Dict[str, set]:
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"""Load coalition membership from CSV.
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Returns {window_id: set_of_party_names}.
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Returns {} on any error (coalition dimension will be skipped).
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"""
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global _coalition_cache
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if _coalition_cache is not None:
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return _coalition_cache
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result: Dict[str, set] = {}
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try:
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with open(csv_path, encoding="utf-8") as fh:
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lines = fh.read().splitlines()
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for line in lines[1:]:
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if not line.strip():
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continue
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parts = [p.strip() for p in line.split(",")]
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if len(parts) < 2:
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continue
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wid, party = parts[0], parts[1]
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result.setdefault(wid, set()).add(party)
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except FileNotFoundError:
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_logger.warning(
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"coalition_membership.csv not found at %s — coalition axis detection disabled",
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csv_path,
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)
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return {}
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except Exception as exc:
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_logger.warning("Failed to load coalition_membership.csv: %s", exc)
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return {}
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_coalition_cache = result
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return result
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def _window_year(window_id: str) -> Optional[str]:
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"""Extract year string from window_id.
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Returns None for 'current_parliament'.
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'2016' → '2016', '2016-Q3' → '2016'.
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"""
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if window_id == "current_parliament":
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return None
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return window_id.split("-")[0]
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def _pearsonr(x: List[float], y: List[float]) -> float:
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"""Pearson r; returns 0.0 for degenerate input (< 3 points or zero variance)."""
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if len(x) < 3:
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return 0.0
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xa = np.array(x, dtype=float)
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ya = np.array(y, dtype=float)
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if xa.std() < 1e-12 or ya.std() < 1e-12:
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return 0.0
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return float(np.corrcoef(xa, ya)[0, 1])
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def _assign_label(
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r_lr: float,
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r_co: float,
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r_pc: float,
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axis: str,
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) -> Tuple[str, str, float]:
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"""Assign label, interpretation and quality score for one axis.
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Priority: left-right > coalition > progressive > fallback.
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Returns (label, interpretation_string, quality_score).
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"""
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orientation = "horizontale" if axis == "x" else "verticale"
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fallback_label = _LABELS["fallback_x"] if axis == "x" else _LABELS["fallback_y"]
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quality = max(abs(r_lr), abs(r_co), abs(r_pc))
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if abs(r_lr) >= _THRESHOLD:
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return (
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_LABELS["lr"],
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_INTERPRETATION_TEMPLATES["lr"].format(orientation=orientation),
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quality,
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)
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if abs(r_co) >= _THRESHOLD:
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return (
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_LABELS["co"],
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_INTERPRETATION_TEMPLATES["co"].format(orientation=orientation, r=r_co),
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quality,
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)
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if abs(r_pc) >= _THRESHOLD:
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return (
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_LABELS["pc"],
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_INTERPRETATION_TEMPLATES["pc"].format(orientation=orientation),
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quality,
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)
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return (
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fallback_label,
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_INTERPRETATION_TEMPLATES["fallback"].format(orientation=orientation),
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quality,
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)
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def classify_axes(
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positions_by_window: Dict[str, Dict[str, Tuple[float, float]]],
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axes: dict,
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db_path: str,
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) -> dict:
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"""Classify compass axes by correlating per-party positions against ideology reference data.
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Enriches ``axes`` with:
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x_label, y_label — global label (modal across annual windows)
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x_quality, y_quality — {window_id: float} max |r| for each window
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x_interpretation — {window_id: str} Dutch explanation per window
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y_interpretation — {window_id: str} Dutch explanation per window
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Returns the original ``axes`` dict unchanged if reference data is unavailable.
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"""
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data_dir = Path(db_path).parent
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ideology = _load_ideology(data_dir / "party_ideologies.csv")
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if not ideology:
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return axes # no reference data — preserve existing behaviour
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coalition = _load_coalition(data_dir / "coalition_membership.csv")
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x_quality: Dict[str, float] = {}
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y_quality: Dict[str, float] = {}
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x_interpretation: Dict[str, str] = {}
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y_interpretation: Dict[str, str] = {}
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annual_x_labels: List[str] = []
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annual_y_labels: List[str] = []
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for wid, pos_dict in positions_by_window.items():
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year = _window_year(wid)
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is_current = wid == "current_parliament"
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is_annual = not is_current and "-" not in wid # e.g. "2016" not "2016-Q3"
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# Only use parties present in both the positions and the ideology reference.
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parties = [p for p in pos_dict if p in ideology]
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if len(parties) < 5:
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_logger.debug(
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"Skipping axis classification for %s: only %d reference parties (need 5)",
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wid,
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len(parties),
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)
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continue
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party_x = [pos_dict[p][0] for p in parties]
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party_y = [pos_dict[p][1] for p in parties]
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ref_lr = [ideology[p]["left_right"] for p in parties]
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ref_pc = [ideology[p]["progressive"] for p in parties]
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# Coalition dummy: +1 if in government that year, -1 otherwise.
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# current_parliament and windows with no coalition data use a neutral vector.
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if year and coalition and year in coalition:
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gov_set = coalition[year]
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ref_co = [1.0 if p in gov_set else -1.0 for p in parties]
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else:
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ref_co = [0.0] * len(parties) # neutral — will never exceed threshold
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r_lr_x = _pearsonr(party_x, ref_lr)
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r_co_x = _pearsonr(party_x, ref_co)
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r_pc_x = _pearsonr(party_x, ref_pc)
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x_lbl, x_int, x_q = _assign_label(r_lr_x, r_co_x, r_pc_x, "x")
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r_lr_y = _pearsonr(party_y, ref_lr)
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r_co_y = _pearsonr(party_y, ref_co)
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r_pc_y = _pearsonr(party_y, ref_pc)
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y_lbl, y_int, y_q = _assign_label(r_lr_y, r_co_y, r_pc_y, "y")
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x_quality[wid] = x_q
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y_quality[wid] = y_q
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x_interpretation[wid] = x_int
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y_interpretation[wid] = y_int
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# Only annual windows vote on the global label (not quarterly, not current_parliament).
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if is_annual:
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annual_x_labels.append(x_lbl)
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annual_y_labels.append(y_lbl)
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def _modal(labels: List[str], fallback: str) -> str:
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if not labels:
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return fallback
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return Counter(labels).most_common(1)[0][0]
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enriched = dict(axes)
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enriched["x_label"] = _modal(annual_x_labels, "Links\u2013Rechts")
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enriched["y_label"] = _modal(annual_y_labels, "Progressief\u2013Conservatief")
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enriched["x_quality"] = x_quality
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enriched["y_quality"] = y_quality
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enriched["x_interpretation"] = x_interpretation
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enriched["y_interpretation"] = y_interpretation
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return enriched
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