> It would be nice to see a total abolition of parties Abolishing the formal definition of parties wouldnt help, because like-minded people would still team up

> It would be nice to see a total abolition of parties Abolishing the formal definition of parties wouldnt help, because like-minded people would still team up and form de facto parties, so nothing substantial would change. > People should vote for other people, not for parties. In Germany, you have both. There are two votes, the first one is for people, the "direct candidates". The second is for the whole party, which again is represented by a list of candidates determined by in-party elections.