Category
page 1Political party systems
one-party state
political system with only one party permanently in control
multi-party system
system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in coalition
two-party system
government dominated by only two groups
big tent
political party with a balanced program (or one containing elements of ideologies from across the political spectrum) intended to be competitive among all sections of society
party system
type of organization of a democracy in terms of the number of parties and their relative power
dominant-party system
continuous dominance of a single political party in elections
1955 System
The period from 1955 to 1993 when the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) maintained dominant party status in Japan