In contrast to two-party democracy, multiparty democracy doesn’t promise strict accountability. It promises good-faith representation. Voters expect their politicians and parties to represent them and to bargain on their behalf. Voters understand their parties are not majorities but that they have to bargain and compromise to govern. Voters have more issue bundles to choose among, so elections can be more representative. And higher turnout means that the governing coalition is more likely to reflect a broad majority. In governing, multiparty democracy can be flexible and responsive, assembling
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