... add to the way parliament and government is run. It is important for the political parties involved within the government to act a certain way and to look a certain way; otherwise people wouldn't feel confidence in the government's ability to lead and therefore would no longer trust the government to make the important decisions. There are of course advantages to having political parties within government to represent the people's ideals, but also there are disadvantages to having political parties within government as well. I will now try to identify some of the main advantages and some of the main disadvantages to having political parties. One of the main advantages of having political parties is that there is almost always someone there who has the same or similar beliefs to you. The political parties give the people a voice. There are no substitutes for political parties in our political system; no ...

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