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The ‘second‐vote’ campaign strategy of the West German Free Democratic Party*

European Journal of Political Research, 1988
Abstract. The existence of two, differentiated, votes for constituency candidates and for party lists in the electoral system of the Federal Republic of Germany offers parties the opportunity of campaigning for ‘second’ (party list) votes in certain situations.
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Liberals, Labor, and the Democratic Party’s Volatile Relationship with Free Trade

The Forum, 2016
AbstractDemocratic House members exhibit wide variation in their support for free trade, while Republicans are relatively stable in their support. What explains these trends? There are two important factors that explain trade votes in the House of Representatives.
Jeffrey Kucik, Ashley Moraguez
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The Free Democratic Party in West German Politics

The Western Political Quarterly, 1960
HE CLASSIFICATION of states by multi-party, two-party and singleparty systems may become a fascinating numbers game, which, however, does not always correspond to current political realities. During the process of evolution from one system to another, there may be occasions when all attempts at categorization into one of the three traditional systems ...
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Party Politics and Free Speech in Democratic Athens

Greece and Rome, 1937
One of the privileges which the Athenians prized very highly was parrhesia—the right of free speech. From the foundation of the democracy until the dangers of uncensored speech in the Pelopon-nesian War made some restraint advisable this privilege remained unimpaired, and it is an important part of their political, if not of their social, system.
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Antislavery: The Free Soil and Free Democratic Parties in Maine, 1848-1855

The New England Quarterly, 1969
BY the spring of 1847 the Maine Liberty Party was embroiled in a party-wide debate over whether to broaden its platform or to keep it dedicated solely to antislavery.? At first the Maine leaders, particularly Samuel Fessenden, a Portland lawyer, and Austin Willey, a Congregational ministereditor, rejected the proposals of William Goodell, the former ...
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Between haiderisation and modernisation: The German free democrats since party unification

German Politics, 1993
This article examines the development of the German Free Democrats (FDP) since party unification in 1990. Two‐fifths of the FDP's membership now come from the new Lander which adds considerably to the party's internal volatility while it is faced with a dual policy and functional crisis. The current internal debate indicates the extent of the resulting
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On the Way Back into Government? The Free Democratic Party Gearing Up for the 2009 Elections

German Politics and Society, 2009
After the first Bundestag elections in 1949, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) established itself as kingmaker either of the Christian Democrats or the Social Democrats. The entrance of the Green Party into the German Bundestag in 1983 brought about a significant change in the German political landscape, which challenged the German Liberals to redefine ...
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Chasing the Wind: Assessing Philippine Democracy/Philippine Democracy Assessment: Free and Fair Elections and the Democratic Role of Political Parties

Philippine Political Science Journal, 2013
Felipe B. Miranda, Temario C. Rivera, Malaya C. Ronas and Ronald D. Holmes, Quezon City, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines and United Nations Development Program, 2011, 217 pp., ISBN 97...
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On Some Aspects of Modern Politics of the Free Democratic Party of Germany

World Economy and International Relations
Mistakes and miscalculations of the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz led to the collapse of the “traffic light alliance” of the German Social Democratic Party – Alliance 90/The Greens – Free Democratic Party (FDP), and to early elections to the Bundestag on February 23, 2025.These and other factors boomeranged on the authority of the important ...
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The Turkish-Yugoslav Relations during the Democrat Party Era and “Free Migration” Agreement

2018
Bumakale 1953 sonrası Yugoslavya’dan Türkiye’ye yapılan göç özelinde DemokratParti Dönemi Türkiye-Yugoslavya ilişkilerini konu alır. İki devletin dışpolitik tercihlerine birincil olarak Soğuk Savaş kaygıları yön vermiştir.İkinci olarak ise Türkiye-Yugoslavya ortak geçmişine dayalı toplumsal gerçekleröne çıkmıştır.
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