How opposition parties unite in competitive authoritarian regimes: the role of an intermediary party

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Result on the web
<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13510347.2023.2260762" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13510347.2023.2260762</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.2260762" target="_blank" >10.1080/13510347.2023.2260762</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
How opposition parties unite in competitive authoritarian regimes: the role of an intermediary party
Original language description
This article contributes to the growing body of literature on opposition coordination within competitive authoritarian regimes (CARs). Defining oppositional unity as the ability of key opposition parties to select one joint candidate for elections, it introduces the concept of an intermediary party that facilitates such unity. An intermediary party is perceived less threatening by other opposition parties in their opportunistic and ideological conflicts and has the potential to offer a more agreeable joint candidate or a more conciliatory method of selecting the joint candidate within the opposition bloc. The article illustrates this argument by examining the Budapest and Istanbul mayoral elections held in 2019 in Hungary and Turkey. Drawing on data from 30 anonymized elite interviews and media statements of the opposition leaders in each country, the article demonstrates the significance of an intermediary party that facilitates oppositional unity in CARs, adding that the participation of intraparty actors with strong communication skills during the negotiations further reinforces this outcome.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science

Project
<a href="/en/project/GA19-14654S" target="_blank" >GA19-14654S: Democratic recessions in the post-communist and Muslim world: an institutional approach</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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