A one-party system is a type of political system in which a single political party has legislative power in a state. Any opposition parties are either banned or not allowed to power.
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A political party is a special public association whose purpose is to control political power in the state or any other participation in government by the state. Such participation is possible with the help of representatives in state authorities and / or local governments. Almost every party has its own program, which contains a list of party goals and planned ways to achieve such goals. The nature of the party system of a single state is determined by the degree of real participation of parties in the formation of state and municipal bodies.
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A variation of the one-party system is the case when there are other parties in the state that are required to recognize leadership as the main one in accordance with the law. In this case, the situation within the party may be more important than the position in the state apparatus. Perhaps the most striking example of a state in which there was a one-party system can be called the USSR (Despite this, in the USSR there was never a ban on the creation of other parties).
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In political systems characterized as one-party, the activities of other parties are not prohibited. Moreover, elections are held regularly, which in turn creates the appearance of significance of the will of the people. The ruling party always wins the election, no matter how great the opposition. Due to such elections, the ruling party has the opportunity to update its personnel potential, change the program and discredit the opposition, creating the appearance of being ahead of the latter in the field of new ideas.
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The one-party political system leads to a complete reorganization of the entire political system. There is a complete merger of the party and state apparatus. Moreover, the legislative power, in fact, passes to the party leadership, which uses the state simply as an administrative mechanism to implement its decisions and implement its ideas.
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The state budget actually becomes a party budget, which enormously strengthens the position of the ruling party. Public organizations lose their usefulness, because become an instrument in the hands of the ruling party, bringing closer total control of power over the people. Thus, civil society is practically destroyed - the concept of legality becomes formal, since the power itself puts itself above the law.
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The goals of the ruling party are becoming a priority for the entire state. An official ideology is being created, edited by the ruling party. This ideology becomes mandatory for all curricula and completely excludes freedom of thought. The institution of human rights and freedoms is being destroyed, as party goals receive a higher priority. A person is considered only as a tool, a means in realizing the interest of the party.
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Thus, one-party system inevitably leads to the emergence of a dictatorial regime with total control of one party over the state and society. An example is the one-party systems that existed in Nazi Germany and fascist Italy.
