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The institutional mechanisms of the separation of powers functioned, not only in the capacity of the opposition to oppose the government, but also in respect of judgements of the Constitutional Court. As of late 2002 both governments appeared to be seeking to implement genuine anticorruption strategies. Romanian dissatisfaction with the functioning of its institutions led to serious constitutional debate (not always well informed). There was rather more consensus regarding Russia and the Ukraine.
This provides some reference points and conceptual markers. Chapter 2 also reviews the ways in which the post-communist departure point differed in significant respects from earlier European experiences of democratization. All these countries began with some fundamental similarities arising from their shared communist experience. However, there were also profound regional and country-specific differences. The initial conditions arising from the ‘revolutions’ of 1989–90 on the one hand and the disintegration of the USSR on the other gave rise to very different circumstances of democracy-building.
Notably in Austria, Italy, and Germany, through collusion and power-sharing of privilege and patronage, political parties became part of the ‘party-state’. 35 At the same time new parties challenged the old bases of representation, as well as the catch-all strategists and the cartel parties. 36 They brought a new emphasis on the representation of (‘post-materialist’) values, including the representation of future generations. One strand of greenery introduced a new style of left-wing politics and links with representatives of social movements, such as feminists and gay rights’ activists.
