Political scandal

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A political scandal is a scandal in which politicians or government officials engage in various illegal, corrupt, or unethical practices. A political scandal can involve the breaking of the nation's laws or plotting to do so. Some political scandals are sex scandals involving a politician.

[edit] Lists of political scandals by country

• American political scandals
• List of Australian political controversies
• Belgian political scandals
• British political scandals
• Canadian political scandals
• Chilean political scandals
• French political scandals
• German political scandals
• Indian political scandals
• Irish political scandals
• Italian political scandals
• South African political scandals

[edit] See also

• Moral panic
• Sensationalism
• Deviancy amplification spiral
• Mass media