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> Nationals and Liberals. The opposing majority party is Labor. So here you have 3 parties The Nationals are really only a separate party from the Liberals in
by paranoidrobot 7y ago
> Nationals and Liberals. The opposing majority party is Labor. So here you have 3 parties
The Nationals are really only a separate party from the Liberals in name only.
They don't (by and large) ever compete with the Liberals for seats, and where policies differ - it's because the Nationals have a view that's more representative of their regional constituent's views.
- hndamien 7y agoYes, but the more important distinction is the election structure which is not systematically designed to result in a two party system. "System" being the important word here, not "outcome".