Which is better: a two-party system or a multiparty system?
Both party systems have advantages
and disadvantages, let alone the existing political system a country has which
also constitutes its merits and demerits. Given the current party system that
the Philippine politics is practicing, a two-party system is more favorable
than a multiparty system thus making the former better than the latter. In
terms of political stability, ease, and consistency, a two-party system is
proven to deliver better.
A multiparty system provides more
than two political parties which represent different ideologies – making it
divisive in a parliamentary setting. Unlike a two-party system where there are
only two major parties, the views are either one over the other which is a
merit for the political will of that party. If party A wins over party B, the
former promotes unified politics in the government as they are inclined to a
common ideology – be it political interest, power, or governance. It
contributes to the political stability of a government as fewer rivalries are
formed. Though opponents, the minorities, still exist, they are not greatly
tolerated and entertained by the party in power.
Regarding electoral processes, a
two-party system gives more ease to the electorate for they only have two
options to choose from – making them less confused and stressed upon picking
whichever, unlike a multiparty system where they have to determine their views
with of that numerous parties. Yes, a two-party system is less democratic for
its limited choices of parties but it is deemed efficient in establishing a
concrete and singular but diverse system. Since having too many parties can be
confusing especially when they represent minorities which practically have low
chances to be in power. Moreover, it also explicitly supports the majority’s
liking which reflects the voice of the people.
As the two-party system promotes
long term planning in its rule, it allows country development continuity thus
consistency. Its government does not need to form coalitions, which occurs in the multiparty system just to support an interest that one of the many parties has
offered, to advocate an interest because the party has the power of the
majority. Consistency is evident in an administrative and legislative manner
because the government doesn’t change as frequently as in a multiparty system government where policies can be changed as soon as another new party with
totally different ideology gains power and position.
Despite being a democratic country
with various marginalized sectors demanding for representation, a multiparty system
has been a hindrance to genuine political progress: there is no political
stability as rapid change of power does not promote consistency; while having
options that represent our personal views respects our democracy, it does not
respect the majority of people with regard to its electoral processes. All
being stated, a two-party system is deemed to be more favorable and thus better
than a multiparty system given the politics setting today!
Position paper
MATH 2 (Practical Mathematics)
20 August 2018
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