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Rose Szarowicz Tue 17th February 04 Political Parties What is a political party? A political party is a group of people whose aim is to win or gain governmental power by electoral or other means. They aim to gain power through public office, and acquire a following through appealing to part parts of the electorate with similar political ideologies to their party. They normally focus on broad issues e.g. better health care, more freedom, and greater social equality. Although some small parties focus on single issues to get into public office e.g. the unionists and nationalists. The UK is a two-party system which means that only two parties have a chance of becoming the government; Labour and Conservative. They retain power and their position by acting in the interests of the public, trying to stay popular so that they will be re-elected in the next general election. In doing this...

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