Britain’s political system is often thought of as a two-party alternating majority government. The Conservatives are in power ...
Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called for Malaysia to adopt a two-party system to prevent a repeat of the ...
The first reason is that Ireland has a very unusual voting system of proportional representation by single transferable vote, ...
A ruling party can game the system by creating many such slim-margin districts in its favor, disenfranchising a sizable portion of the opposing party’s voters. But in a multi-member district ...
As a result, our current party system is a far cry from the “Westminster model,” characterized by two big, disciplined, hierarchical, and competitive parties. Originating in England ...