The alternative to change is that nothing changes. Anyway, the number of parties are constrained by how many parties can be fitted on a TV screen or in the nati

The alternative to change is that nothing changes. Anyway, the number of parties are constrained by how many parties can be fitted on a TV screen or in the national consciousness. The rest are condemned to fringe status. A more formal solution are minimum percent requirements (5% in Germany, for example), but the problem then is that all votes for parties below the limit are thrown away. Last election in Germany, 15% of the votes were thrown away for this reason. Some parties narrowly fell short - most notably the liberal party.