Pasokification

Definitions

The loss of the traditional support base of a dominant political party, often resulting in its marginalization or even collapse.

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“One of the noticeable trends in European politics in the past decade has been the decline⟳ of the traditional center-left parties. This is described by the popular term "PASOKification," named after the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) of Greece and its epic fall⟳ from power in the 2010s.”

“As such, the electoral collapse and marginalisation of PASOK was a prominent example of the general decline⟳ of major social-democratic parties in Western Europe, which was often accompanied by the emergence of nationalist, left-wing or right-wing parties. A trend labelled 'Pasokification'.”

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