Does the Electoral System Foster a Predominant Party System? Evidence from Turkey

This paper discusses the role of the electoral system in making the Justice and Development Party (AKP) dominant. Drawing on Sartori’s framework, we first clarify the concept of a predominant party system. Second, we examine the impact of the electoral system on the emergence of a predominant party...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Swiss political science review 2020-03, Vol.26 (1), p.125-143
Hauptverfasser:	Arslantaş, Düzgün, Arslantaş, Şenol, Kaiser, André
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AKP dominant party Election results Elections electoral system electoral threshold Justice Polarization predominant party system Voter turnout Voting
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