• snooggums@midwest.social
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    2 months ago

    Dictatorships like Cuba and North Korea might say they have parties, but they also call themselves democracies or republics.

    Can’t remember if we still have any royalty that are actual heads of states without an elected ruling body upholding their decisions, but those would have zero parties if any still exist.

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        2 months ago

        Russia and China still have ruling parties even if their head has almost complete control. If Putin or Xi were removed, it would be through the party selecting someone else. North Korea is basically a monarchy.

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          2 months ago

          I mean that’s how most states with a parliamentary system work, if Keir Starmer were removed, it would be through the ruling party selecting someone else too.

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      2 months ago

      North Korea does have parties, some of which have seats in congress, but they’re small enough to be irrelevant.

      Cuba has one party, but since every member of the party above the lowest level is elected, it functions as a more democratic apparatus than most multiparty systems, as evidenced by the overwhelming referendum they had on their constitution.

      China is similar but more complicated.

      Also while it does have only one party, there are factions within the party that are the functional equivalent of parties.