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This book has been an attempt to describe and explain the process of formation of political parties in the post-communist world and their choice of electoral strategies. Starting from the assumption that this process can be understood within the framework of existing theories of party development, the book has suggested a theoretical model of how and why parties form, and how and why they decide to run alone, seek alliances, merge, disband, or hibernate. As figure 6.1 explains, party evolution is seen as a repeated process in which politicians define goals, translate them into electoral targets, and choose electoral strategies that best promise to deliver these targets.
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Spirova, M. (2007). Conclusion. In: Political Parties in Post-Communist Societies. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230605664_6
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