What are the strengths and weakness of a multi party system?

Answer 1

merits of multiparty· Though decision-making is cumbersome, involves time and is calculative, the decisions made under this system are more effective, and are generally accepted by people . · It's a more democratic form of system rather than the one party or two party system . · It allows a number of voices and demands within the country to enjoy political representation . · if there are multiple major parties, each with less than a majority of the vote, the parties are forced to work together to form working governments. This promotes a form of centrism. Demerits of multiparty With three or more parties, a party has a much more likely chance of being elected without holding the same beliefs of the majority of people. For example: In a three party system, if 60% of a population favors "viewpoint A" and there are two candidates who support "viewpoint A" it is likely that each will receive about 30% of the vote, with the remaining party receiving 40%. Here viewpoint A has got 60%(30,30%) of the votes yet the winner will actually be opposed to the majority i.e one with 40% votes.. u can ask anything else u require frnds(gaurav tyagi,Roorkee,India)