Important Characteristics of Single Political Party Model are as follows:
1. Monopolistic:
If political power is wielded by one party alone and no other party is permitted to exist at all.
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(a) Totalitarian:
Wercieve, only official ideology.
(b) Authoritarian:
Some autonomy, ideology is weak.
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(c) Pragmatic:
Hold of ideology is irrelevant.
2. Hegemonic position:
Although existence of other parties is allowed, only one party counts more than all.
Other parties are like Satellites. Other parties are not permitted to compete with the hegemonic party in antagonistic terms and on an equal basis.
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Ideological:
Communist party of Poland
Pragmatic:
PRI (Institutional Rev. Party of Mexico)
3. Predominant Party:
One party governs alone as long as it continues to win absolute majority in the elections India, Japan, and Turkey.
The two and multi party systems of society embody the common characteristic of polarized pluralism.