Party Systems In Central East Europe
Party Systems In Central East Europe

Summary/Abstract: Contemporary transitions from authoritarian rule to democracy in many ways represent institutionalization and consolidation of parties and multi- party systems in new democracies. Still the post-communist polities often are characterized as taking an antiparty stance, political parties as lacking responsiveness and accountability, party systems as being in flux and unconsolidated. Central East European party systems are differing from one country to another: there are no two identical party systems in the region. But general trend is that a model of multiparty system without a dominant party is most popular here. Still high rates of electoral volatility in Central East Europe might be potentially a single most dangerous factor to party system stability in its current configurations.

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