This book is a comparative study of liberal parties in Western
Europe, examining the role and development of liberal parties
within individual countries; their internal party structure and
organization; electoral audiences; coalitions and government
participation; party programmes and strategies; and international
and cross-national links. It not only tries to fill a gap in the
study of political parties cross-nationally, but also to highlight
the important role liberal parties play in the political systems of
Western Europe. Whilst it is undeniable that most liberal parties
in Western Europe are small and as a result are not able to
dominate any government in which they participate, they have
sometimes been in a position to exert influence which bears little
relation either to their voting base within the electorate as a
whole or their parliamentary strength. This is most obviously true
in the case of the Free Democrats (FDP) in the Federal Republic of
Germany, with the party long being able to play a crucial pivotal
role.
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