The structure of the party at a district or county level should normally correspond to its structure at the higher party levels. In addition, at the district or county levels, there is usually an elected Executive Council, comprised of the chairperson, one or two vice-chairs and a treasurer (see Figure 2 and Figure 3). The next higher levels of party organisations (regional or national) usually have a secretary or general secretary, elected by the respective party convention. While party leaders, sometimes as a result of their numerous other activities as members of parliament, ministers, prime ministers or presidents, are acting more in a role of the “dignified part” of the party, the general secretary is the “efficient part” of a party. The general secretary runs, the party headquarters and the everyday party business; is responsible for party communications to the outside as well as the inside, and is also responsible for the promotion of programme discussions and the organisation of electoral campaigns.