Editing Particracy (section)

==Conceptions==

===[[File:UniParti.png]] One-Party States===
One way in which particracy has been historically implemented is in the form of a '''One-Party State'''. This is also the only form of particracy that is likely to be sincerely advocated for. One-party states are states governed by one major political party, and all other parties are either banned or hold little power. While one-party states have been led by parties of many different ideologies, some of the most common examples are countries led by [[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] (such as the [[File:Orthlen.png]] [[Leninism|Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], the [[File:ChinaCP.png]] [[Maoism|Communist]] [[Dengism|Party of China]], and the [[File:Castro-PCC.png]] [[National Communism|Communist Party of Cuba]]), [[File:Baath.png]] [[Ba'athism|Ba'athist]] or [[File:Fash.png]] [[Fascism|Fascist]] (such as the [[File:Nazi.png]] [[Nazism|Nazi Party of Germany]], the [[File:Mussolini.png]] [[Fascism|National Fascist Party of Italy]], and the [[File:AusFash.png]] [[Austrofascism|Fatherland Front Party of Austria]]) parties.
====[[File:SemiAuthPar.png]] Dominant-Party System====
A '''Dominant-Party System''' is when one party dominates politics for a long time, allowing some degree of controlled opposition. It can be seen as a weaker, informal version of the one-party state, however, the systems they operate in are still nominally democratic and the party can be replaced, but it is usually very hard. Examples include [[File:PAP(Singapore).png]] [[Authoritarian Capitalism|People's Action Party of Singapore]], [[File:3princ.png]] [[Tridemism|Kuomintang]] (historically), [[File:PRI.png]] [[Kleptocracy|Institutional Revolutionary Party of Mexico]] (historically), [[File:FIDESZ.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism|Fidesz]] (historically), [[File:United Russia.png]] [[Authoritarian Conservatism|United Russia]], [[File:PiS.png]] [[Paternalistic Conservatism|Law and Justice Party]] and [[File:LDP(Japan).png]] [[Reactionary Liberalism|Liberal Democratic Party of Japan]].

===[[File:Twoparti.png]] Two-Party Systems===
Another way in which particracy has been historically and still currently implemented is in the form of a '''Two-Party System'''. Two-party systems are systems where two parties (usually one broadly left-leaning and one broadly right-leaning) dominate the political landscape, with power shifting back and forth between both. While other parties often hold some seats in the legislature, they are unlikely to be a significant enough bloc, with coalition governments being rare. In other words, opposition to the government is governed by one major political party, and all other parties are either banned, which is not seen in practice, or hold little power. Countries like the [[File:Cball-US.png]] United States are extreme examples where third party or independent representatives are almost non-existent at both the federal and state level. This has resulted in both parties having different ideological factions in the hopes of somewhat increasing political diversity and having a more broad appeal. This is usually the result of a traditional first-past-the-post voting system, where high amounts of tactical voting due to it being a plurality-based system will result in most people only voting for one of the two parties (otherwise known as Duverger's law), but this isn't necessarily the case; two-party systems or characteristics of a two-party system can also sometimes be found in other voting systems, that is proportional systems, due to the rule of Gibbard’s theorem that if a deterministic voting rule is neither dictatorial nor susceptible to tactical voting, it must limit the possible outcomes to two (relevant) alternatives only. Prominent examples of two-party systems are the US [[File:Demcr.png]] [[Big Tent Liberalism|Democratic]]/[[File:RepubUS.png]] [[Conservatism|Republican Party]], the Canadian [[File:LiberalPartyofCanada.png]] [[Social Liberalism|Liberal]]/[[File:CanadaConservative.png]] [[Neoconservatism|Conservative Party]], and the Australian [[File:LiberalParty.png]] [[Conservative Liberalism|Liberal]]/[[File:ALP.png]] [[Social Democracy|Labor]] [[Third Way|Party]] (in the House of Representatives).

====[[File:Parti.png]] Codominant-Party System====
A '''Codominant-Party System''' is when the same several, usually two, parties dominate politics for a long time. It can be seen as a weaker, informal version of the two-party system, in other words, the case where two-party systems or characteristics of a two-party system are found in other voting systems, that is proportional systems, due to the rule of Gibbard’s theorem that if a deterministic voting rule is neither dictatorial nor susceptible to tactical voting, it must limit the possible outcomes to two (relevant) alternatives only. Examples include the UK [[File:Con-t.png]] [[Neoliberalism|Conservative]]/[[File:UKLab.png]] [[Social Democracy|Labour]] [[Third Way|Party]], the Australian [[File:LiberalParty.png]] [[Conservative Liberalism|Liberal]]/[[File:ALP.png]] [[Social Democracy|Labor]] [[Third Way|Party]] (in the Senate), the New Zealand [[File:LabourNZ-icon.png]] [[Social Democracy|Labour]]/[[File:NationalNZ-icon.png]] [[Liberal Conservatism|National Party]], the South Korean [[File:PeoplePowerParty.png]] [[National Conservatism|People Power Party]]/[[File:DemocraticPartyKorea.png]] [[Big Tent Liberalism|Democratic Party of Korea]], the Taiwanese [[File:DPP-Taiwan.png]] [[National Liberalism|Democratic Progressive Party]]/[[File:RevRightKMT.png]] [[Tridemism|Kuomintang]], and the Spanish [[File:PSOE.png]] [[Social Democracy|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]]/[[File:SpaPP.png]] [[Liberal Conservatism|People's Party]].

===Partitocrazia===
===[[File:Parti.png]] [[w:Multi-party system|Multi-Party Democracy]]===
Multi-Party Democracy is a form of particracy where the government is in control of multiple political parties. Multi-party systems tend to be more common in countries using [[w:Proportional representation|proportional representation]] compared to those using [[w:Winner-take-all system|winner-take-all]] elections. This is more common with [[File:Parl.png]] parliamentary countries.

In these countries, usually no single party has a parliamentary majority by itself (hung parliaments). Instead, multiple political parties must negotiate to form a coalition with a majority of the vote, in order to make substantial changes. Each party competes for votes from the enfranchised constituents (those allowed to vote). A multi-party system prevents the leadership of a single party from controlling a single legislative chamber without challenge.