There's a 2 party system over there, but is the country in need of more choices?
Many countries have parties whose primary aim is one political agenda, such as protecting the environment, a specific minority's rights, ensuring that government respects religion, and so forth. These parties then get to share the ministerial jobs based on how seats in the parliament they have.
They seem to be doing just fine.
One party system is usually coupled with communism and fascism.
Needless to say, these nations don't really have much going for them.
2006-08-25 07:22:04 · 10 answers · asked by dane 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
What is an "independent" party? A political outlet for the people who can't decide? What role would it have?
Would a third party become the swing vote between Republican and Democrat? If so, wouldn't it become unduly powerful?
2006-08-25 07:28:10 · update #1
The in what way is the Mexican situation bad? Only if the parties cannot form viable coalitions with like minded parties will it become a problem.
2006-08-25 07:32:31 · update #2
Hmm, i'd always thought of the other parties as being sort of "lobby groups". They aren't really mentioned in the media much.
I'd like to invite you to research more of multiple party systems. When I say "seem to be doing fine", I mean it. There are definite advantages with more voices being heard, other than being polarized between two opinions and then choosing the more popular one.
2006-08-25 07:54:17 · update #3
The United States already has a multitude of political parties, Greens, Libertarians, Socialist Workers etc. The reason the US is run by two parties is the winner take all election system (same in UK) as opposed to proportional representation which is common in most parliamentary systems.
The US has always been run by two parties. Although those parties have changed. Occasionally when one party cannot resolve internal differences and dissolves a "minor" party will ascend to take its place. This is what happened in the 1860s when the Republicans rose and took the place of the Whigs.
As far as narrow issue parties, what happens is when a minor party gains support one of the major parties will take on its issue so there is no need to vote for the minor party.
"They seem to be doing just fine" ? Not sure what you mean by that. If you study any democracy closely you will find problems. Nothing wrong with proportional representation, but it's not a magic bullet for good government.
2006-08-25 07:43:45 · answer #1 · answered by winston s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a famous mathematical result called Arrow's Theorem which roughly says that any political system with more than two parties can get seriously f***-ed up. More specifically, when there are three or more parties--and three or more candidateds up for office--then it is always possible that the winner is not the one that most people actually would prefer. For this reason, multi-party systems end up less stable, because occasionally the party everyone likes least ends up in power.
2006-08-25 07:39:58 · answer #2 · answered by A professor (thus usually wrong) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Americans need more options than the 2 party system they have now...They go on and on about being such a great democracy, but it's virtually impossible for a grass roots party from either the right or the left to start, on the federal level. Multy party systems lead more to alliances and concilliation. Canada would have been sucked into a war in Iraq if we didnt have a strong oppostion from more than one opposition party. The liberal party was all gung ho to join Bush
s War against the "Axis of Evil", but came to their senses thank God!
2006-08-25 07:37:39 · answer #3 · answered by cbmaclean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would settle for having more than one which is the present case in the USA. Yup without REAL effective opposition due to crooked shamlections there's dictatorship. Down with Dictator Dumbya!!!
2006-08-25 08:35:38 · answer #4 · answered by rhino9joe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you seen what's going on in Mexico??
They have so many partys that the voting was almost equally divided in 3
2006-08-25 07:29:12 · answer #5 · answered by Princess B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
There is only one party needed in the US. The constitution says that we should have a republican form of government. Therefore, only the Republican party should be allowed to sponsor candidates.
Time to eliminate all these anti-American parties, like the Communist Party and the Democratic Party (we're not a democracy!) and get back to the way things were intended to be.
2006-08-25 07:27:21 · answer #6 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes, like a big independent party.
2006-08-25 07:24:47 · answer #7 · answered by tyrone b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a political party with a difference. SPLATT (Stop PLATe Tectonics). Just click on my profile for details.
2006-08-25 07:39:29 · answer #8 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doubtful.
2006-08-25 07:25:14 · answer #9 · answered by Walter Ridgeley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cus they are rich but they know more poilitical parties is waste of time and money
2006-08-25 07:31:22 · answer #10 · answered by maku d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋