Abstract

The article is updated and argues that political pluralism, as a coexistence and competition of ideas, concepts, theories and systems that give different answers to political questions, raised important practical problems: the need to maintain and strengthen the unity society whose members have different ideologies; ensure consensus on the basic norms and values necessary for its functioning and development; the promotion of tolerance in relations between supporters of different ideologies, development of dialogue between them; conflict prevention political grounds. These problems are urgent for the Ukrainian society, which presents a wide spectrum of political and ideological orientations. In addition, in today’s Ukraine, the acute problem of overcoming of political confrontation. This calls for the development of tolerance and dialogue. A big role in solution of these problems belongs to the party leaders. In this context, it is emphasized that the party leaders, as important actors in the system of political activity carry out the following functions: articulation and aggregation of interests of certain social groups; the struggle for the conquest of political power; the use of political power to implement socially important objectives; monitoring the activity of state bodies or the formation and implementation of the adopted political course; political education and ideological socialization of voters and the like. An important prerequisite and both the means to achieve them in conflict confrontation serves the political tolerance. Political tolerance is seen as the type of interaction and relationships between the various social groups, political parties, leaders, whose sides are of perception and patience in regard to difference in views, views, positions and actions. The article analyzes the political tolerance as an integral component and the principle of the activity of the party leaders. Stresses that, in societies with a variety of cultures and languages, numerous channels and institutions expression of social, national, religious and other interests, as a rule, more prerequisites for implementation of the principle of tolerance in the relations inside a multiparty system. At the same time, in our opinion, the principle of tolerance in practice is not yet indicative of the processes parton in our country. The actual format of interaction of domestic political forces somewhere on unfortunately excludes the existence of any of the principles and tactics of political struggle and political confrontation marked by a lack of fundamental principles of tolerance. It is concluded that the parties and their leaders need to master the science and art of political dialogue, to adopt a set of rules of political behavior. Among them, in particular for determining the appropriateness of the opposite position, giving up claims to exclusive possession of the truth in the last instance, etc. The development of the political life of the society leads to the understanding and recognition of what is to provide General, to be a carrier of a public entity, are all people, and not any particular part of society. Political activities should be based on the recognition that any social problem can be resolved only on the basis of mutual consent.