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TOWARDS A TRANS-NATIONAL PARTY SYSTEM Prof. Luciano Bardi Prof. Peter Mair
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The Report
The reportis composed of 4 parts, each one addressing a structural feature of the EU party system: 1. 2. 3. 4. Homogeneity in ideological positioning Practices of candidates selection Political cultures and party organization Convergence in party financing and electoral laws
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Study Conclusions
The development of transnational parties is a necessary but not sufficient condition for the development of a transnational party system; Main problem: lack of competition between the parties for control of executive office Given the current institutional setting, the role of PPELs could be enhanced through activities such as involvement in the ECI; coordinating parliamentary responses in the new procedures regarding subsidiarity violations; proposing and standing by their own candidates for the Commission presidency.
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