Party Examples Flashcards
What country has/had the oldest system of parties in LA
Columbia
What were the two main Columbian parties
Liberal and conservative
What occurred in 1991 in Columbia
A constitutional assembly and the reformation of the Magna Carta
What was the aim of the reformation of the Magna Carta
Create a pluralist system
What led to the reformation of the Magna Carta and constitutional assembly in Columbia
Clientelism and corruption
What was a further cause of the growth of independent candidates beyond corruption in Columbia
Association with old parties electoral liability
When was the first modern independent candidate elected in Columbia
1998
Who was elected in Columbia in 1998
Pastrana
Who was elected in Columbia in 2002
Uribe
What were the effects of Uribe’s election in Columbia
Creation of two Uribe ‘parties’
Now less left/right more urbista vs anti urbista
Conservative pro liberal against
Why were the Uribe parties not true parties
Heterogeneous coalitions -no power beyond their patriarch
What does Columbia show about political parties
With strong independents they are less important for the executive
Politics structured around one person leads to under institutionalisation
What country was one of the few uninterrupted democracies in Latin America
Venezuela
What were the two main parties in Venezuela
Accion democratica
Social Christian parties
How did the AC and COPEI gain public loyalty
Public distributions funded by oil
What led to decreased party loyalty in Venezuela
Oil price drop leading to unmet demands
What occurred in 1989 in Venezuela
Carazco - street riots
What caused the carazco in Venezuela
Long held resentment against corruption
Ignored grievances
How many votes did the AD and COPEI parties gain from 1973-1988
90%
How many votes did the AD and COPEI parties gain in 1993
43%
What kind of candidates won 52% of the votes in 1993 in Venezuela
Two self styled anti system candidates
What happened in 1998 in Venezuela
Chavez won
AD and COPEI percentage dropped
What did Chavez do after he won
Cut funding to parties
Why do Venezuelans reject parties structured on old lines
Failed to meet demands, interests and grievances
What is currently occurring with the party system in Venezuela
Competitive authoritarianism
Erosion of checks and balances on executive
Increasing personal presidential power
Withering away of democratic governance
Why are Chilean parties historical different
Were always the backbone of Chilean politics
What characterised political parties in Chile
Defined ideological identities
Loyal class based partisans
Disciplined party cadres
What is different about the Chile party system
The dictatorship did not uproot it
Fully institutionalised
Potentially over institutionalised
In what way is the Chilean party system fully institutionalised
No outsider has managed to break in
How might the Chilean system have been over institutionalised for a time
Same coalition in power from 1991 until 2010
-Chileans becoming more disenchanted and distanced from parties
What country saw the greatest party system erosion in the southern cone
Argentina
What was an initial cause for a lack of institutionalisation in Argentina
Were never backbone of political system
Interests mainly structured through corporatist arrangements
When did Argentina return to democracy
1983
When did the Peronist and radical parties form
After ww2
What did the Peronist party do after 1983
Accept the legitimacy of political competition
When was Argentina first thought to have been institutionalised
1995
What occurred after 1995 in Argentina
Rise and fall of new parties
High electoral abstention
Decline in partisan attachment
What occurred in 2001 in Argentina
Socioeconomic crisis
Vilification of political class
“Kick all the politicians out” cry
What percentage of Argentinians trusted parties in 2002
4
What percentage of votes did the radical party gain in Argentina in 2003
2
No longer a viable contender
What party survived the Argentina distrust of parties
Peronist
How did the Peronist party survive in Argentina
Patronage and clientelism network
What party system existed in Argentina throughout the 2000s
Hegemonic
What issues did the Peronist party face while there was a hegemonic system
Opposition from within
No longer united
2003- 3 Peronist candidates ran under different banners
Who was elected in Argentina in 2015
Macri
What was unique about Macri’s election
First non Radical or Peronist since - member of republican proposal party
Macri formed the party in 2005 as an alliance
Made into a party in 2010
Party joined international democratic union in 2017
What is the international democratic union
Alliance of right and centre right parties
When was Uribe elected in Columbia
2002
In which country did the Carzaca occur
Venezuela
When did the Carazco occur
1988
What were the causes of carazco
Resentment against corruption and unmet demands
