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parties, the Unionists desired a centralized Turkish-dominated Ottoman state, while the Itilafists desired decentralization and federalization. In addition, many ethnic political parties also existed, but most were banned after the passage of a law banning ethnic parties. Some ethnic parties like the
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All registered males above the age of 25 were allowed to vote in two-stage elections, where they first voted for a representative who would go on to vote for a deputy. The Ottoman Empire's first election was held in 1876, and its second in 1877, both of which lacked political parties. With the end of
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As a goal of the Tanzimat reforms was standardization and centralization, the millets of the empire lost much of their autonomy. However, during the 19th century, many of the Christian Millets were quick to import Western systems of governance and political participation in their societies. The
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used to be picked by the Sultan instead of the Grand Vizier. However, in the early months of the Second Constitutional Era, Abdul Hamid, under pressure by the CUP was stripped of this privilege, and all cabinets seats were chosen by the Grand Vizier in 1908. During
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and dissatisfaction with Abdul Hamid lead to the "temporary" suspension of the constitution and the parliament, resulting in a modern despotism/autocracy of Abdul Hamid, during which internal reform continued. The
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The elections held following the 1908 revolution were the first elections in Ottoman and Turkish history to feature political parties. The two major parties during the Second Constitutional Era were the
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anyway the next year. Parliament's criticism of the monarch over incompetency in the war resulted in Abdul Hamid suspending the constitution and parliament in 1878, thus ending the
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Starting in the 19th century the Ottoman Empire's governing structure slowly transitioned and standardized itself into a Western style system of government, sometimes known as the
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served to be a committed constitutional monarch, and rarely if ever asserted his royal authority (even though after 1913 the ruling party ceased to respect the
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The Sublime Porte is a synecdoche to refer to the Ottoman government, a complex of buildings where the Grand Vizier and his cabinet was based. The
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and forced Abdul Hamid to reinstate the constitution, recall the parliament, and hold elections again which this time which featured
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started, which yielded much needed reform to the government and social contract with the multicultural citizens of the empire.
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How the monarchy exercised its power in the Empire's twilight days depended on the context. Sultan
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Hoping that a constitution would please minorities in the Ottoman Empire and foreign powers, the
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proved to be more assertive as a monarch. Under the Constitution, the Ottoman Sultan was the
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The Ottoman Empire was a bicameral system, with a lower house, the popularly elected
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forced Abdul Hamid to reinstate the Constitution and recall parliament, starting the
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on the throne. Initially thought to be a reformer, Abdul Hamid did promulgate the
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was undertaken by standardizing administrative divisions into
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Overview of the national government of the late Ottoman Empire
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the First Constitutional Era came 34 years of direct rule by
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Empire, with various systems given legitimacy: including
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