A multiparty systems has some advantages. But it also has flaws and it wasn’t able to stop Brexit.
replyAnd I don’t think a multiparty system would have been able to stop the rise of Trump all else being equal equal.
It seems you wish for a system which would be able to stop Brexit against the will of the people.
replyMaybe a system where more than a simple majority in a single popular poll is required to make monumental policy decisions.
replyThe UK Parliament was by all means a two-party system, with Labour in one side and the Tories in the other. If anything it has become more diverse post-Brexit. Compare that with the Bundestag, where no party has more than a quarter of the seats.
replyThere were 7 major political parties in Germany in 1933, so I’m unsure that there is overwhelming evidence that more than 2 political parties is protective against extremism.
replyThe uk doesnt really count, because it also has a fttp election system for the parliament, there are always 2 big parties and then some minor ones.
Better example would be Germany.
replyThere were 7 major political parties in Germany in 1933, so I’m unsure that there is overwhelming evidence that more than 2 political parties is protective against extremism.
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