Question

explain the political party system.

Answer 1

• Political parties are visible institutions in a democracy
• A political party is a group of people who come together to contest in elections and hold power in government
• A political party has a leader, active members and followers
• They formulate policies and programmes for the benefit of society collectively
• Parties play a decisive role in making laws for the country
• Parties that won the elections are ruling party which form and run governments
• Those parties that lose in elections form the opposition party and they raise views and voice against failure of government policies
• Political parties shape public opinion as they highlight issues