how do political parties changed our lives and help our nation progress in the international arena ? Answer briefly
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Representative democracy cannot function properly without political parties. Political parties provide a vehicle for the electorate to express itself by accommodating interest groups and offering voters different options. They are also key institutions for participation and representation, responding to the needs of the people.
Our Political Participation and Representation Programme supports political parties focusing on party law and finance, political party organization, political party dialogue, and effective party assistance. The Political Participation and Representation Programme Toolkit provides an overview of the diversity of our work.
Political parties are crucial for the functioning of representative democracy because multiparty democracy generates different policy options for the electorate. Political parties provide a mechanism through which citizens express diversity of interests and aspirations.
Under the Political Participation and Representation Programme, International IDEA supports political parties through technical assistance and comparative knowledge production in the areas of political party organization, political party finance, gender equality and inclusion, interparty dialogue and citizens’ engagement. Our Toolkit provides an overview of International IDEA’s work on Political Parties Strengthening.