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Do political parties promote or
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Do political parties promote or threaten democracy? There are indeed several aspects in the composition of political parties that threaten democracy in the UK, whilst other aspects may promote democracy. Careful analysis must be done in order to establish to what extent either is true. On the one hand, it may be argued that parties in fact promote democracy for a variety of reasons. Firstly, they assist the electorate by offering them a coherent choice, allowing people to vote democratically. Rather than the electorate having to choose between several members of each party, and having to place votes for central government subsequent to placing local constituency votes, voting is made simple and straightforward. Voters have merely a choice between separate parties, and beside each party is one pre-appointed MP Representative. Furthermore, by engaging in extensive and vigorous campaigns before elections, and thereby holding conferences; rallies and distributing party manifestos, parties facilitate the...
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