The relationship of the concept «political party» and the other related concepts

Abstract

The article is devoted to the research of the the question of the relationship between the concept of «political party» and related concepts. The current legislation of Ukraine contains a definition of the concept of a political party. However, quite often in academic circles, state and local self-government bodies, and mass media, related concepts are sometimes equated with the concept of a political party, which, although they have common features, at the same time have a number of significant differences. Among them: electoral parties, political clubs, political movements, political forces.
The electoral party is a political party that participates in elections by exercising its right to nominate party members to people’s deputies or to certain elective positions in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law. Considering the above, it becomes obvious that the concept of «electoral party» is much narrower in meaning and covers the period of participation of a political party in the electoral process.