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Why modern democracies cannot exist without political parties? Or Why are political parties necessary for a democracy?

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Political parties are necessary for democracy because:

They unite and aggregate like-minded people from diverse backgrounds, religions, etc. to form a wide coalition of people and give unity in diversity.

Political party which wins a majority form the government and undertake socio-economic and cultural reforms to try and establish a welfare state. The parties, which get a minority of votes, form the opposition and check the government through different means.

Parties provide an important two-way link between the government and the people. In this way they keep the government in close touch with the people.

Besides, Political parties impart Political education to the people by popularising their manifesto and through other means like meetings, posters, demonstrations, etc.

All these show that political parties are necessary and modern democracies cannot exist without political parties.