Political Parties

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• POLITICAL PARTIES — ▪ 1997        Political PartiesThe following Table (Political Parties) is a guide to the principal political parties and coalitions of the world. All countries that were independent on Dec. 31, 1996, are included, except the Vatican City State.… …   Universalium

• Political parties —    Israel s political parties, many with roots in late 19th and early 20th century Europe, fall into several distinct categories, many with cross cutting ideological and denominational lines. These categories of parties include secular… …   Historical Dictionary of Israel

• political parties — Formal organizations for representing the aims and interests of different socio economic forces in the political sphere although not all societies have a party political system of government. Political parties are the organizational means by… …   Dictionary of sociology

• Political parties —    Owing to the country’s seven decades as a one party totalitarian state, the status of political parties in Russia is complex and protean. In 1990, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) abandoned its monopoly on political… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

• political parties —    Spanish political parties are characterized by several factors, most of which can be explained by the legacy of the Franco regime and the nature of the subsequent élite led transition to democracy. These factors are: low levels of membership… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

• Political parties —    Portugal s political party system began only in the 19th century, and the first published, distinct political party program appeared about 1843. Under the constitutional monarchy (1834 1910), a number of political groupings or factions took… …   Historical dictionary of Portugal

• Political Parties —    A centralized parliament of sorts existed in the Habsburg Empire after 1861. Delegates, however, came from the provincial estates, which chose them. These people were not representatives of organized political parties but rather of four… …   Historical dictionary of Austria

• Political parties —    The constitution of the new Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1814–1815 limited suffrage to a very small group of rich and propertied people. The political elite remained an oligarchy, even after the proclamation of a new constitution in 1848… …   Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

• Political Parties 2 — ▪ Table Political Parties       Parlia     Voting  mentary Country Affili strength represen   Name of party ation  (%)  tation  Afghanistan           Multifactional warfare from January 1993     Albania (May–June 1996)           Democratic Party… …   Universalium

• Political Parties 3 — ▪ Table Parlia Voting mentary Country Affili strength represen Name of party ation (%) tation Afghanistan Interim parliament since January 1993 250 Albania (March 1992) Democratic Party CR 62.1 92 (75) Social Democratic Party …   Universalium

• Political Parties 1 — ▪ Table Parlia Voting mentary Country Affili strength represen Name of party ation (%) tation Afghanistan Multifactional warfare from January 1993 …   Universalium