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Dr. Khalid Manzoor Butt
POLITICAL PARTIES
Concept of political parties emerged during renaissance ( Reasoning, realism,
pragmatism) and the Industrial Revolution.
Conscious Middleclass, Peoples political participation, Cities became political
centres, feudalism became weaker. Currency and democracy and Rights of
people.
Modern governments is a representative government. It is, therefore, a party
based system of government. The number of parties in a state may be one, two
or many. Conservative and Labour party
But something more is also needed. There should also be political structure of
the state which provide opportunities to various groups to purse interest and
advantages by capturing political power.
DEFINITION OF POLITICAL PARTIES
We may define a political party as a group of persons, more or
less organized who hold the same or nearly the same opinion on
issues confronting the state and who seek to obtain control of
government by winning elections in order to realize their aims and
interest.
Liberal or Progressive
Reactionary Parties Parties
Political
Parties
Radical or
Conservative Parties Revolutionary Parties
KINDS OF POLITICAL PARTIES
Reactionary Party:
It consist of such people who wish to revert to the older order, whether it actually existed
in the past Nazi party in Germany, or the Fascist parties in Italy. Tehreek e Taliban
Pakistan (TTP), Daish, Jamat ud Daawa. Sunni Tehreek, Sipha Sahaba Pakistan (SSP).
Conservative Party:
Conservative party seeks to preserve the prevailing system unchanged., PML,
(A,B,C….), BJP.