Abstract:

In this study, the dinamics that lead the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) to success in the elections will be explored. The process of formation of these parties, the political traditions they belong to, the strong leadership of their heads, their performance in foreign policy and economy will be examined and the dynamics that made the CDU and AKP one of the dominant parties will be tried to revealed. Conceptualizing these achieved dynamics will contribute to create a political road map for other political parties and it will also contribute to presenting the elements that lead a political party to success. The main questions of this study are: What are the characteristics of a catch-all party and what are the dinamics making a party mobilize and integrate the society? How do the historical conditions in the country affect the success of a party? What role does play a party's strong political tradition and leadership aimed at mobilizing and integrating the ideological and values social dynamics in the political system as a source of succeses?

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