A popular English adage says: 'If you cannot beat them, join them.' There are various forms of political parties, namely: ideological, mass, democratic, mission, personality and broker parties, as ...

Majorities in most of the 25 countries surveyed say their political system needs major changes or complete reform. About eight-in-ten adults or more in Argentina, Brazil, Greece, Kenya, Nigeria, South ...

The dominance of Labour and the Conservatives is being eroded by multi-party politics. The recent Gorton and Denton byelection clearly showed that the Green Party and Reform UK are emerging as serious ...

Are Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump really the two best candidates for America’s most demanding and important job? Hardly. Trump tried to reverse the last election. And ...

In the lead-up to Election Day 2024, like every election before it, disaffection with the two major-party presidential candidates is bubbling. Many thoughtful and idealistic Americans are considering ...

After the Constitution was signed in 1781, Benjamin Franklin was asked whether it created a republic or a monarchy. A republic, Franklin replied, if you can keep it. In his 1796 farewell address, ...

A majority of Americans believe the two major political parties do not represent them well. The parties have become more ideologically consistent, leading to extreme policies and candidates. Close ...

The collapse of traditional party systems is a familiar crisis across many contemporary democracies. Italian political scientist Piero Ignazi, writing in “The Crisis of Parties and the Rise of New ...