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The five shades of grey: party systems and authoritarian institutions in post-Soviet Central Asian states

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  • Grigorii V. Golosov

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This article overviews and seeks to explain the processes of party system formation in the post-Soviet Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) by focusing on a crucial party-system property, fragmentation. The analysis reveals that to a much greater extent than in democracies, where party systems are largely shaped by societal factors, the level of party system fragmentation in autocracies is determined by the scope of presidential powers, as entrenched in the formal institutional order and reflected in the national constitution. The level of authoritarianism is largely inconsequential for party system fragmentation, while the role of electoral rules is secondary. Institutionally weak and institutionally strong autocratic presidents have a preference for fragmented party systems, while presidents with an intermediate range of powers seek and obtain low levels of party system fragmentation.

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  • Grigorii V. Golosov, 2020. "The five shades of grey: party systems and authoritarian institutions in post-Soviet Central Asian states," Central Asian Survey, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(3), pages 285-302, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ccasxx:v:39:y:2020:i:3:p:285-302
    DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2018.1500442
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