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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