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Latin-American Political Parties and Ideologies: An Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2009

Extract

In a majority of Latin-American countries the coup d'etat rather than the ballot is still the institutionalized mechanism for transferring political power. Some states, like Haiti and Paraguay, are clearly in the “prehistory” of modern political parties. Nevertheless, in the twentieth century the political party with a developed ideology has become a major feature of Latin-American political life.

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Research Article
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Copyright © University of Notre Dame 1967

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