The regulation of political parties in the Southern Cone

Authors

  • Rodrigo Mayer Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2237-4485.lev.2015.132367

Keywords:

Semi-presidential system, Systems of government, Legislative and executive powers

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the party laws of the Southern Cone countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay) and the theoretical debate on the subject. The state regulations are not new in political world scene, with the first legislation being formulated after World War II. In the case of the Southern Cone countries, some nations had regulated party activities before their authoritarian periods, and party activities were taken over from the 1980s with new legislation that set new limits and allocations to political parties, changing their organizations and their activities. To accomplish this work there will be a qualitative analysis of party laws of five countries, focusing on their differences and similarities. In conclusion, it can be said that the five countries have different views of party activities and this is reflected in their laws, with some of them providing greater freedom for partisan activities than others

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Author Biography

  • Rodrigo Mayer, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
    Mestre em ciência política pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), doutorando em ciência política pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Published

2015-09-23

Issue

Section

Political Institutions, Parties and Comparative Politics

How to Cite

Mayer, R. (2015). The regulation of political parties in the Southern Cone. Leviathan (São Paulo), 10, 41-58. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2237-4485.lev.2015.132367