Britain Now Has a Multi-Party System

... Britain Now Has a Multi-Party System It is often argued that Britain has a two-party system, although lately, more people would agree that Britain has changed to a multi-party system. Most people would accept that there are four different types of party system: single-party; dominant-party; two-party; and multi-party. A single-party system would involve candidates from one party only competing in elections, with all other parties banned. A dominant-party system is where there are many parties competing in elections, but where only one party tends to win power. A two-party system has two parties competing for power on an equal or near equal basis, with the parties normally alternating in government. Finally, the multi-party system has more than two parties competing for power on an equal or near equal basis. Robert McKenzie described the two-party system as having two main parties competing in elections for an absolute majority of seats. One party would form

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