Competing political parties

Many Competing political parties have strong ideological beliefs, but the majority are committed to basic democratic freedoms. Broad consensus and co-operation among social classes if often lacking . The electoral system is based on proportional representation . Diverse cultural/ethnic groups are often reluctant to entrust their interest to major political parties According to the description, government decision making would most likely be made O By a coalition O On the basis of petitions O By a ruling elite On the basis of opinion polls