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   Strength and Fading of the Mandate
   The perceived strength of a mandate is inversely proportional to the duration since the last general election. Political theorists often use the Mandate Decay Curve ($\text{MDC}$), which suggests that the perceived authority of the electoral promise diminishes linearly over time, accelerating sharply after the midpoint of the term [3].
   $$\text{Authority}(t) = A_0 - k \cdot t^2$$