challenged the hegemonic dicta of Congress. It won a commanding I38 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and 25 seats from the State in the Lok Sabha. This was yet just a beginning; Indian politics was now to embark on an era of coalition government and the politics of regionalism. Trinamul Congress in West Bengal. Rastriya Janata Dal in Bihar‚ The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and its Left Front Partners in West Bengal‚ Kerala‚ and Tripura ‚ TDP in Andhra Pradesh‚ AGP
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Does a two-party system help or harm democracy? A two-party system is a form of party system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections. As a result‚ all‚ or nearly all‚ elected offices end up being held by candidates chosen by one of the two major parties. Under a two-party system‚ one of the two parties typically holds a majority in the legislature and is usually referred to as the majority party while the other is the minority party. The United States of
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powers within the administration of the government and powers within his political party. The constitution gives the Taoiseach the power to nominate all the Government ministers‚ eleven members of the Seanad and the attorney general (he also has the power to fire any of the ministers whenever he wants). The constitution also gives him the power to call an election whenever he wants. In practice he sets the agenda of cabinet meetings and the order of government business within the Dail each day. Along
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How governments are formed There are no codified rules in the UK to state how government is formed‚ in theory it is in the hands of the monarch – up until the 19thCentury this was largely a reality. However the monarch no longer plays any active role in this process. The party that wins a majority of seats in the House of Commons after a general election‚ its leader will be invited by the monarch to form a government. 2010 Coalition Conservatives were longest party in HoC but failed to win overall
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Declaration of Policy. – The State shall promote proportional representation in the election of representatives to the House of Representatives through a party-list system of registered national‚ regional and sectoral parties or organizations or coalitions thereof‚ which will enable Filipino citizens belonging to marginalized and underrepresented sectors‚ organizations and parties‚ and who lack well-defined political constituencies but who could contribute to the formulation and enactment of appropriate
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TOPIC FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN PAKISTAN Pakistan has been ruled by both democratic and military governments The rule of law and justice is the only way of maintaining stability in the country. The continuous failure of government wrong policies leads the people of country to miserable conditions. The only solution is allowing the oppressed people of Pakistan to share decision making process with transparency
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crisis‚ which was the most severe crisis in the economic history of Turkey since World War II‚ was a major turning point in the economic history of Turkey: output collapsed‚ unemployment increased‚ and income distribution deteriorated. Existing coalition government immediately initiated a stabilization plan supported by IMF and deteriorated economic conditions in Turkey started to improve. Nevertheless‚ JDP as a newly-founded political party won the election with an unexpected majority of the seats in
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politics of most Western and Eastern European countries is like comparing night and day. While most of Western European countries have a strong political system‚ thriving economy‚ and a developed government most Eastern European countries have just started this idea of a democratic nation. Most governments are corrupt and the political officials are not very trustworthy. The economy is also struggling and there is unrest with the people. This transition from communism is giving Eastern Europe a lot
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an organization of people who share similar ideas about the way the country should be governed. Political parties perform important tasks in government. First role of political parties is selecting candidates. Second role of political parties is checking the other party. Political parties also informing the public. Most importantly‚ they organize the government (Ushistory org). The history of U.S political parties begins with the Federalists and their opponents the Anti-Federalists who became the Democratic-Republicans
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Demerits of Democracy More emphasis on quantity than on quality: Majority party holds the reins of government. Inefficient & corrupt‚ who have neither intelligence nor vision‚ get themselves elected. Rule of the incompetent Democracies are run amateurs. In it‚ every citizen is allowed to take part‚ whereas everybody is not fit for it. Locke calls it the act of running administration by the ignorant. He says that history records the fact that a few are intelligent. Universal adult
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