Local elections in the Republic of Serbia 2016 and 2020: Political consequences of lowering the electoral threshold by Perišić Nikola, Kaličanin Boris

“…In addition to the analysis of the election results themselves, and bearing in mind the boycott of the majority of the opposition in the 2020 elections, the paper will also show a simulation of the election results of 2016 with a reduced electoral threshold of 3% in order to better understand the effect of lowering the electoral threshold, considering that at that time all relevant political parties participated in local elections. The electoral results from cities that are the seat of administrative districts (24) in the Republic of Serbia, excluding the city of Belgrade and Kosovo and Metohija, are used as a sample for the analysis. …”
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Political determinants of centre-state transfers: An empirical analysis across Indian states by Deepti Kohli

“…The regression estimations include various political controls such as, electoral competition between political parties, voter participation rate, government’s ideological leaning, centre-state partisan affiliation, government incumbency and a control for political lobbying. …”
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Peranan Rekrutmen DPRK terhadap Independensi Komisi Independen Pemilihan Kabupaten Pidie Periode 2018-2023 by Nur Marisa, Subhilhar Subhilhar, Heri Kusmanto

“…Research informants consisted of parties involved in the recruitment of Pidie Regency KIP Members for the 2018-2023 period, both political parties and independent teams as well as the community. …”
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THE RELIGIOUS FACTOR IN THE «ARAB SPRING» by A. V. Krylov

“…Many experts in Russia as well as abroad share an opinion that the phenomenon of the “Arab revolution" or the so cold "Arab Spring" has the same basic pattern: after the beginning of unrest in North Africa and the Middle East the Islamist political parties, organizations and groups are gaining strength, popularity and influence. …”
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The End of the Old France. <i>Book Review of ‘From Triumph to Disaster: Political and Military Defeat of France in 1940 and Its Origins’ by A.A. Vershinin and N.N. Naumova</i> by V. Sergienko-Soler

“…They show instead that it was caused by a complex of factors: instability of the Third Republic’s regime, contradictions between political parties, strategic miscalculations of the military and politicians. …”
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Jewish national autonomy in Lithuania in 1919-1926th by Raimundas Valkauskas

“…The structures of this autonomy—the Jewish communities and their Councils, the Jewish National Council, and the Ministry of Jewish Affairs—had been tolerated by the Lithuanian political parties until the end of 1922. The new Constitution of Lithuania was accepted in August 1922, but it didn't establish the structures of Jewish national autonomy, only the general rights of the minorities of Lithuania. …”
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Tensions within the British Conservative Party in the Context of Brexit by R. I. Blagoveshchenskii

“…The case of the Conservative Party is of special interest in this regard not only because it has been the ruling party since 2010 and determines the main directions of the domestic and foreign policies of the state, but also because it is considered to be the most Eurosceptic of all traditional European political parties. However, even the quick overview of the official party documents from 2010–2016 referring to the relations with the EU, clearly shows that Tory lacked unity on that matter. …”
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CLASSIFICATION OF SOCIAL PROTEST IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN by D. V. Streltsov

“…Many voters, disillusioned with the ability of political parties to extrapolate their opinion on the sphere of public policy decision-making, become more and more inclined not to come to the polls at all.…”
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Resistance of the Nahdlatul Ulama Party towards the New Order 1967-1969 by Mahmud Mahmud, Dewi Yuliati, Alamsyah Alamsyah

“…The New Order government began to show signs of being anti-democratic by imposing political policies that put pressure on political parties and intervening in the PNU organization's internal realm. …”
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Left-wing populism in Spain by I. L. Prokhorenko

“…It is exactly these imbalances which traditional political parties are unable to address that create a breeding ground for various left- and right-wing parties and movements. …”
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El Movimiento Bolivariano en Venezuela: ¿de vuelta al populismo? by Flávio da Silva Mendes

“…Para aquello, me concentro en obras recientes de autores reconocidos y algunos textos clásicos, que aún hoy son referencias sobre el tema.AbstractIn 1999, the election of Hugo Chávez as president led to a significant change in Venezuelan politics: it was the first time since 1957 that the post would be held by someone who did not belong to the country´s most traditional political parties. The new chief of state’s profile was similar to that of past Latin American political leaders and the Chávez phenomenon was presented by a large number of social scientists as a return to the continent’s old problem: populism. …”
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REPUBLIC OF YEMEN: OVERCOMING SEPARATIST TRENDS by A. V. Fedorchenko

“…The most favorable scenario - the successful completion of a conference on National dialogue involving the main political parties and movements. This is not an easy task, given the negative attitude to this idea of the South Peace Movement and the Movement of al-Husi who are deeply involved in the conflict. …”
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New Challenges Require New Solutions. Book review of ‘The Soft Power of the United Kingdom’ by E.M. Kharitonova by N. V. Yudin

“…The book examines, summarizes and structures a significant amount of data from various sources (the Parliament documentation, the UK political parties’ manifestos, media reports, surveys of public opinion and soft power indexes). …”
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Local media reporting and influence on political communication in the North of Kosovo and Metohija by Jakšić Teodora Lj, Marjanović Milica M.

“…The initial hypothesis was that there is a low level of cooperation and trust in reporting between representatives of local political parties and the media.…”
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Decisions taken by States with authoritarian governments: economic basis and perspectives on SDG 16 by Armando Alvares-Garcia Júnior

“…Simultaneously, observation of everyday political life seems to suggest that public order can be altered to the liking of populist political parties. The result seems to reveal a growing dichotomy between values (European vs. national), public orders (European, albeit incipient vs. international and domestic), and types of democracy (liberal vs. illiberal). …”
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The Last Word Political posters: communicators or decorations? by Lynette Fourie

“…It is against this background that I will comment on the poster campaigns of the major political parties. My comments are mainly limited to posters that were available in Potchefstroom and the surrounding areas, as these are the posters that I personally observed. …”
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Politainment in the 2024 Indonesian presidential election and positioning in downstream industry by Bismar Harris Satriawan, Anyualatha Haridison, Jhon Retei Alfri Sandi, Dian Iskandar, Purnama Julia Utami, Andi Ilmi Utami Irwan, Nursaleh Hartaman

“…These findings offer valuable insights to candidates and political parties by providing guidance on the effective use of politainment and strategic political positioning to influence final voter decisions in general elections.…”
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Educational Policy Analysis: Examining Pesantren Policies and Their Implications on the Independence of Kyai and Pesantren in the Contemporary Era by Nadhif Muhammad Mumtaz, Evi Muafiah, Doli Witro

“…Opponents (“No”) cite the Preservation of Autonomy, the potential for manipulation, and an inherent distrust of political parties. Originality/value – The research provides direction for the complex interplay between religious education and the political domain in Indonesia. …”
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Locarno Treaties (1925) in the Context of the Versailles System Transformation as seen from London by E. V. Khakhalkina, V. S. Dzyuba

“…It allows the authors to trace the evolution of approaches by the main British political parties to security issues in Europe. A systematic comparison of views of the Conservative and the Labour party representatives on the Geneva Protocol and the Rhineland Pact shows that by mid-1920s the British political elites advocated for an in-depth transformation of the Versailles order, particularly, through the development of an effective mechanism for maintaining international security. …”
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Euroscepticism in France: Past and Present by R. I. Blagoveshchenskii

“…At the same time traditional political parties, such as rightcenter ‘Les Républicains’, seek to adapt to changing preferences of the French electorate. …”
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