> Coalition governments built on many small parties are often weak. If by weak you mean "cannot rule without support of representatives who collectively were v

> Coalition governments built on many small parties are often weak. If by weak you mean "cannot rule without support of representatives who collectively were voted for by most voters" then IMO that's a feature not a bug. > Often through relatively open primaries though. Witness the Republican race on right now. That's true. There's no reason why a party couldn't choose list candidates through an open process, however.