Merits and demerits of two party …

Merits of Two party system:

• It gives political stability to the country
• Two-party systems have been preferred over multi-party systems because they are not difficult to govern. This kind of system also discourages radical minor parties.
• It is s easier for voters to vote in the elections as they need to choose between only two political parties.
• The two-party system can speed up the process of governing.

Demerits of Two party system:

• The two party system offers limited options to the voters as they have to choose from only two political parties
• It ignores alternative voices. The two party system do not effectively tackle the issues faced by minority or other sections of the society.
• The two-party system creates inconsistent governing.
• When one party loses power in a two-party system, their policies are often reversed since the other party usually takes an opposite stand.