What country is more democratic, the one with 20 political parties or the one with 2?

Answer 1

The one with 20 parties is more democratic. It is giving voice to the many points of view espoused by its people. Governing such a country might be problematic as you would have to form consensus between many parties in order to have a majority for conducting business.

Answer 2

Why does it matter?
I am not registered with any political party.
And I never will be.
Neither Republican or Democrat or whatever third party or fourth party that might spring up.
I have voted for Dems AND Republicans on the SAME BALLOT.
So whats the big deal about 20 different parties?
Sounds like you are talking about Italy.
They must have lively elections but the number of political parties involved does not impress me.

Answer 3

Countries that have 20 political parties rarely are able to get enough votes by one party to reach over 50% of the vote. Therefore, in order to get enough votes, these parties will form coalitions where different parties will join forces to win a higher majority of the votes. So in essence, you really don't end up with 20 parties - but just a few in order to win a majority.

Answer 4

Fundamentally, there isn't much of a difference. The several parties under a coalition government are simply internalized into a single party under the 2-party system (à la the "big tent" philosophy).

I would argue that the American system is more democratic than the parliamentary systems most other governments run under, as people elect individuals and not entire parties into government offices. Under most parliamentary systems, one would find himself in a pickle if he supported a party's platform but not the leader of that party, whereas under the American system, one can elect those whose positions he supports while not voting for others of the same party whose positions he does not support.

(Having said that, the American system is not perfect, and does need some electoral reforms.)

Answer 5

the one with 20,

Answer 6

Niether, political parties tend to support issues relatvie to their base. To be totally democratic, every person would vote on every issue.

Democracy is a word that is often misused, What the USA has is actually a republic. We elect representatives who supposedly share similar views to thier voters. We tend to refer to ourselves as democrats, republican, or swing voters. Personally, I vote issues and I look to see how many of them are running on issues that they actually can constitutionally do something about.

Answer 7

Technically, these countries would be considered republics, not democracies. In a democracy every person has a vote for every issue. In a republic, the people vote to elect representatives to decide issues for them.

Answer 8

Don't know. This one doesn't have 2. I'm neither Republican or Democrat.

Answer 9

Libya maybe