Party split
As a party split or spin-off , a process in a will political party called, in which a wing of the party or faction to a major party representatives renounces the mother party and his own party or constituency association is based.
Causes of party divisions
The most common reasons for party divisions are:
- Serious differences over the party program
- or about forms of intra-party democracy
- Inferior positions in important votes at party conferences
- Incompatible differences in nominations or candidate lists
- Different opinions regarding the formation of a government or coalitions
- Unfavorable outcome of party order proceedings
- Political or financial scandals involving party leaders.
Mostly, prominent MPs or representatives of a strong party wing start splitting off . Parliamentarians can also be criticized for deviating voting behavior or undesired discussions with competing parties, or they can be accused of “behavior that is harmful to the party” in special rhetoric .
Historically significant party divisions
The splitting of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party into the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks in 1902 had particular consequences ; from the latter emerged the Communist Party of Russia and later its numerous international sister parties .
The split of the Democrazia Cristiana into several groups in 1994 was significant for the spectrum of parties and the stability of Italy . Her partial successor, Forza Italia, is also threatened with the same fate.