> Sadly, I must agree. Even here in Malaysia, though there are numerous political parties, for purposes of identification, during elections, there are always only two parties to choose from(not counting independents) - the ruling National Front and the Opposition.

While we have a pluralistic system here, with at least three parties (currently the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties) being large enough to field a candidate in ever constituency, and most constituencies having a half-dozen candidates at least, it still comes down to a two-horse race. The Lib-Dems even get referred to as the "third party" often enough.

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