Look up political scandal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

A political scandal is a scandal in which politicians or government officials are accused of engaging 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

• Australia - List of Australian political controversies
• Belgium - Belgian political scandals
• Canada - List of Canadian political scandals
• Chile - Chilean political scandals
• Colombia - Colombian parapolitics scandal
• France - French political scandals
• Germany - German political scandals
• Iceland - Icelandic political scandals
• India - Indian political scandals
• Ireland - Irish political scandals
• Italy - Italian political scandals
• Japan - Black Mist Scandal (Japanese politics)
• South Africa - South African political scandals
• United Kingdom - List of political scandals in the United Kingdom
• United States - Political scandals of the United States

[edit] See also

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