Family policy in the programs of political parties in Wales

Abstract

"The parliamentary, presidential or local government elections are events stirring a lot of emotions in almost every country in which they are carried out. This should hardly be surprising, taking their conflict‑triggering and competitive character into account. This very competitive character of elections mainly results from the existence of socio‑political cleavages. Different opinions and views existing amongst the members of a given society not only explain the diversity of political parties, but also influence their functioning. The above claims may be approached in two ways. The first one assumes that the electoral decision is the result of the voters’ response to the problems and issues presented in the pre‑election and election discourse' […] (fragm.)