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Netherlands Poltical System

ties rule if dissatisfied with their governance. For example President Clinton is voted out office after seeking re-election, due to the dissatisfaction of voters on issues relating to gun-control. Thirdly Two-party political systems can claim to speak on behalf of the general welfare of a country. Due to the fact that Political party leaders are forced address demands, and develop and propose plans’s of action in order to be elected.Two party systems differ in many aspects, first are where many small parties exist that are highly competitive and represent very particular points of view, “such as communist, fascist, Catholic, Protestant; and where no one of the parties is large enough to command a majority of the vote or a majority in the legislature”(Grolier) A political party system remains in office, only if it is capable of avoiding strong political issues. Another differing aspect of multi-party system and two-party system is political party system may be able to obtain a strong majority and the minority may be divided amongst various political party systems, which causes multi-party system to resemble a One-Party system. This aspect suggests it would be possible for a Political Party to rule with about half of the majority of votes. From the end of World War II until December 1958, the Netherlands was governed by coalitions in which the Labor and Catholic parties predominated. From 1958 to 1994, governments were formed from center-right coalitions of Christian Democrats and Liberals, with the social-democratic-oriented Labor party usually in opposition. In 1994 for the first time since World War II, the Christian Democratic Appeal lost its stronghold on Netherlands government. It was replaced by People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, which in 1998 continued to increase its majorities while the CDA suffered losses. Although the Christian Democratic Appeal, clearly has dominated between the period after Wo...

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