Duverger's law suggests a nexus or synthesis between a party system and an electoral system: a proportional representation ( PR ) system creates the electoral conditions necessary to foster party development while a plurality system marginalizes many smaller political parties, resulting in what is known as a two-party system.

The principal aim of the party would be to foster a Welsh speaking Wales.

Although the Red Army, commanded by Trotsky, crossed the ice over the frozen Baltic Sea to quickly crush the rebellion, this sign of growing discontent forced the party to foster a broad alliance of the working class and peasantry ( 80 % of the population ), despite left factions of the party which favored a regime solely representative of the interests of the revolutionary proletariat.

* Leelenau has been party to substantial efforts to protect itself from growth, and to foster a nature conservancy.

Soviet cadres in communist party and state positions in the Bloc were instructed to foster intra-leadership conflict and to transmit information against each other.

This system is found in emerging democracies like post-communist Russia, where new national parties were evolving, and the voting system was intended to foster them, while allowing local independent members to win local seats, many of whom then joined the winning party.

Qasim began to foster relations with the Iraqi communist party, who attempted to mobilise support in favour of his policies.

Until a new constitution was adopted, political power resided in the Council of the Revolution, a predominantly military body intended to foster cooperation among various factions in the army and the party.

Bradshaw ran in Newfoundland in an effort to foster a genuinely national party: there has been a history of division between the Terra Nova Green Party, which is the Newfoundland & Labrador Green Party Association, and the federal Green Party.

The principal aim of the new party would be to foster a Welsh speaking Wales.

A driving motivation of this passage was to foster the kind of consumer choices that resulted after the Federal government landmark Carterfone ruling requiring telephone companies to allow consumers to purchase third party telephones for attachment to the phone company network.

William M. LeoGrande, in a paper written for the Cuba Transition Project at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at the University of Miami, wrote of the 1992 election law: " unprecedented openness in debate, not just among party members, but also among the entire populace, so as to foster greater participation and build ' the necessary consensus ' for the government's policy response ... Eventually, some three million people participated in the pre-Congress discussions ", but " When the new electoral law was finalized … it dashed any hopes for a significant opening to alternative voices.

Eventually, Marach learns that Rapha's analysis of their foster father is accurate, shortly before sacrificing his life to protect his sister ; however, he is resurrected by the Taurus Zodiac Stone, and both siblings join the player's party as full members.

Each FOSF is associated with the political party Sinn Féin in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, and works with the Irish Scots, Irish English Irish Canadian, Irish American and Irish Australian communities to foster good relations between the Sinn Féin party and the governments of those nations, and the goals of Sinn Féin ( a United Ireland, social democracy and the promotion of Irish culture ).

In February 1926 Bamberg served as the venue for the famous Bamberg Conference, convened by Adolf Hitler in his attempt to foster unity and to stifle dissent within the young NSDAP.

Whether this was an attempt to foster increasing unity by dissolving legal boundaries between communities, or to effect domination of the Turkish Cypriots by the majority Greek Cypriots, remains controversial.

In historic Prussia, an important motivation for the invention of Kindergarten was to foster national unity by teaching a national language while children were young enough that learning a language was easy.

To foster the unity of the School and encourage genuine multicultural education, there is a strong emphasis on the learning, understanding and use of foreign languages.

This was built privately at the encouragement of the City Council, which argued it would foster unity.

Then Jackson dealt with Frankfurter ’ s assertion that forcing students to salute the flag, and threatening them with expulsion if they chose not to, was a permissible way to foster national unity.

Faisal fostered unity between Sunni and Shiite to foster common loyalty and promote pan-Arabism in the goal of creating an Arab state that would include Iraq, Syria and the rest of the Fertile Crescent.

We contend that attempts to foster unity ( among the schools or in the wider profession ) at the expense of scientific integrity is ultimately self-defeating.

Arif undertook these measures in an effort to bring Iraq closer with Egypt to help foster unity and on December 20, plans for union were announced.

Under Ramos, the Philippines experienced a period of political stability and rapid economic growth and expansion, as a result of his policies and programs designed to foster national reconciliation and unity.

A treaty was achieved between the twenty-seven nations in attendance with Solana gaining credit for what he called " a process to foster cultural and economic unity in the Mediterranean region ".

Europe Day is one of a number of European symbols designed to foster unity among Europeans.

The annual Delegates Conference held before a regional conference in various parts of the world give an opportunity for the Delegates to plan, pray and fellowship with each other to foster global unity.

It envisages the need to always foster national unity and integrity.

As queen, Wealhþeow represents the “ female ’ s duty to maintain peace between two warring tribes ” and to “ signify the status of the court .” While her position may appear ritualistic, she also maintains “ the cohesiveness of the unity of the warriors .” The role of queens in the early Germania was to foster “ social harmony through active diplomacy and conciliation .” Wealhþeow inhabits this role by constantly speaking to each of the men in her hall and reminding them of their obligations – obligations to their country, their family, or their king.

Today, the Alumni Association represents nearly 20, 000 alumni and continues to foster a spirit of unity and fellowship through communications, development, publicity, special events, recruiting, and career exploration.

Its purpose is to open the celebration, foster the unity of those who have been gathered, turn their thoughts to the mystery of the celebration, and accompany the procession.

The organization's stated purpose: " In order to promote the general welfare of Baylor University the purpose of this organization shall be: to stress the importance of Leadership, Service, and Scholarship in daily life ; to promote an active interest in the Athletic, Academic, Traditional, and Cultural aspects of Baylor University ; to foster an atmosphere of unity among the membership which creates effective service ; and to encourage communication and good will among all the peoples of Baylor University, as well as among those with whom this organization comes in contact.

The number of members varied from five to nineteen ( except in New York City, where ` Abdu ' l-Bahá, in 1911, said they should elect twenty-seven members in order to be inclusive of and to foster unity between that city ’ s diverse Bahá ' í groups ).

The aim of this teaching is to improve communication and foster unity among peoples and nations.

The aim of The World Union of Jewish Students is to " foster the unity of Jewish students worldwide and to strive to ensure their participation in the fulfillment of the aspirations of the Jewish people, its continuity, and the development of its religious, spiritual, cultural and social heritage.

This was necessary to foster true reconciliation and unity, he said.

Other luminaries include Keith Johnstone, the British teacher and writer – author of Impro, who founded the Theatre Machine and whose teachings form the foundation of the popular shortform Theatresports format, Dick Chudnow, founder of ComedySportz which evolved its family-friendly show format from Johnstone's Theatersports, Stan Wells, creator of the " Clap-In " longform style and founder of The Empty Stage Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles, and Bill Johnson, creator / director of The Magic Meathands, who pioneered the concept of " Commun-edy Outreach " by tailoring performances to non-traditional audiences, such as the homeless and foster children.

As the foster son of a prominent Whig politician, in Charleston, the popular Lt. Sherman moved within the upper circles of Old South society.

Bayou la Batre was a popular destination for such immigrants because it fostered and continues to foster a similar shrimping industry to that of Vietnam.

Euratom would foster co-operation in the nuclear field, at the time a very popular area, and would, along with the EEC, share the Common Assembly and Court of Justice of the ECSC, but not its executives.

Hardin attends the coronation ceremony and is arrested, but has arranged with Anacreonian High Priest Poly Verisof, who is aware of the true nature of Scientism, to foster a popular uprising against Wienis.

The ISA was designed to make shuffleboard more popular in countries outside the North American continent, and to foster shuffleboard through international competitions.

The somewhat historic name of South Brookyn has been revived in recent years to foster a closer connection among the constituent communities, though the name has always been popular nomenclature for the neighborhood's locals.

Despite a rather popular tenure, one of Glennon's greatest shortcomings as Archbishop of St. Louis was his failure to foster racial integration in the city's Catholic schools, colleges, and universities.

He is the author of the best-selling book, Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter ( 2005 ), which argues that over the last three decades popular culture artifacts such as television dramas and video games have become increasingly complex and have helped to foster higher-order thinking skills.

After Big Deal ended, Duce and Brooks starred together, as different characters, in the popular Growing Pains ( 1992 ) about a pair of middle-aged foster parents.

The gifts proved popular, so for Christmas, 1965, the company introduced its first building set for retail sale in Germany, in part, it has been claimed, to foster education and interest in technology and science among the young.