PETALING JAYA: A two-party system may not guarantee political stability, as it could fuel enmity between the competing parties, says a political scientist. Wong Chin Huat of Sunway University ...
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 ...
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 ...
It did not take long for the young United States to develop into a two-party democracy, much to the chagrin of some of its founders. And since 1860, those two parties have been the Democratic ...