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What does the sharing of power among political parties, pressure groups and movements ensure?

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The sharing of powers among political parties, pressure groups and movements ensures the power of control and influence because in a democracy the citizens must have a choice among various contenders for powers.

In contemporary democracies this sharing takes the form of competition among the different parties which in turn ensures that power does not remain in one hand.

Sometimes this kind of sharing can be direct, when two or more parties form an alliance to contest elections and if their alliance is elected, they form a coalition government.

In another way, pressure groups, interest groups and movements influence the government and force them to change policies. Sometimes, they directly or indirectly influence the decision-making process of the Government through Dharna, Railies, Protest etc. For example, farmers, industrialists, workers etc.