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List out one merit and one demerit of bi-party system.

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Merits and demerits of Bi-party system.

Merits

Stable Government: The very first merit of Bi-party system is that the government in this party would be very stable as it comes to power by a majority and thus, there will be continuity of policies and programmes.

Strong Opposition: Secondly, the opposition will be very strong and effective as only one party forms the opposition.

Demerits

Undemocratic: Sometimes the two-party system is considered as undemocratic as the ideological choice is very limited between two parties. The opinion of people cannot be expressed properly.

Cabinet Dictatorship: Since the party comes to power by an absolute majority, it is difficult to remove it and it can result in the dictatorship of the cabinet, i.e., the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers.