This book analyses the presidentialization of parties in three countries of the post-Soviet space - Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan - and the role of this phenomenon in their recent political history. The concept of presidentialization of politics means that parties tend to adjust by becoming ‘presidentialised’ in the sense that parties delegate their leaders-as- Presidents to shape both their electoral and governing strategies. The presidentialization of parties refers to institutional resources, constraints and opportunities. It can be also described both as centralization of leadership and a style of government, overlapping with that of personalization of politics that it consists of personal characteristics, attitudes, personal capital and charisma in making politics, instead. Since their introduction, the concept of presidentialization have been mostly analysed within the Western or other democratic countries. Very little attention, however, has been paid to the phenomenon presidentialization of political parties in non-democratic countries or in countries with a transitional form of government . This volume enhances our theoretical understanding of the political role of the Presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus in controlling the legislative space and elected officials.
Author(s): Marina Glaser, Ivan Krivushin, Mara Morini
Series: Palgrave Studies in Presidential Politics
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 210
City: Cham
Acknowledgments
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 The Presidentialization and the Party of Power in Post-soviet States
Introduction
The Presidentialization of Political Parties in Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan
Research Design
The Book Structure
References
2 The Presidentialization of Russian Political Parties
Introduction
The Russian Constitutional Setting
The Genetic Feature of Russian Parties
Elections and the Rise of ‘The Party of Power’
The President and the Party of Power
Conclusion
References
3 The Presidentialization of Kazakh Political Parties
Introduction
The Kazakh Constitutional Setting
The Genetic Features of Kazakh Parties
Stage 1: Formation of the RPP Otan as the Party of the President
Stage 2: Strengthening the Political Influence of the RPP Otan
Phase 3: Establishing Nur Otan as the Dominant Political Force in Kazakhstan
Phase 4: Consolidation of the Party System of the Republic of Kazakhstan in a 1+2 Format
Prospects for the Development of Kazakhstan’s Party System
Nur Otan, Presidentialization, and Infornal Networks
Conclusion
References
4 The Presidentialization of Belarusian Political Parties
Introduction
The Role of the President in the Belarusian Constitution
The Emergence of the Lukashenko Era
Belarus Party Genetic Feature
Conclusion
References
5 The Presidentialization of Political Parties in Post-soviet States: Theoretical Challenges
Introduction
References
Appendix
List of Political Parties
Index
