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It also depends on the electoral system! In the UK and the US all MPs are elected directly in constituencies, so votes for a third party are in vain. In continental Europe some of the seats are awarded proportonally to the votes cast, so smaller parties, who are incapable of getting a majority in a constituency, get some seats in parliament, thus usually leading to coalition governments, where different points of view have to be reconciled.

The other difference is that in Europe the Prime Minister (calll him what you will :unsure: ) is elected by a majority in parliament, whilst in the US the presidential and the congress elections don't have a direct relationship. So you have different outcomes from different systems:

In Europe the boss has a majority in parliament, supported by several parties, whilst in the US you have two parties and the president may not have a majority in either house, but gaining legitimcy by having been directly elected.

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