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Grishina, A.M. The dominating party of Taiwan

Abstract: This article is devoted to the organizational specific features of the dominating party of Taiwan. The author offers to evaluate the structural peculiarities of the party organization as an important factor for the preservation of its dominating status during the regime changes. The article provides evaluation of different periods in the activities of the dominating party Kuomingtang, allowing to gain the general insight into the situation within the party at the time of its rule. The author notes that the inner rift within the dominating party led to formation of two political party, and resulted in the loss of the dominating position of Kuomingtang. The rift within Kuomingtang allowed the opposition party to strengthen its position and win the Presidential elections in 2000. As a result the author of the article notes that in addition to the organizational specific features of the dominating party other factors have to be taken into account, such as resources, flexibility of party policy, specific features of the political traditions in a state. The author considers that this study based on several factors may provide for a thorough study of dominating parties in various states.


Keywords:

political parties, dominating parties, authoritarian regime, organization structure of the party, relations within the party, democratization, political competition, party leader, political regime.


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