Recommendation on Reforming Political Parties

Many other recommendations for reforming political parties are frequently presented below these suggestions, including:

• The internal affairs of political parties should be regulated by law. Political parties should be required to keep a membership list, obey their own constitution, have an independent authority, function as a judge in party disputes, and organize open elections for the top positions.
• Political parties should be required to allocate a minimum number of tickets (about one-third) to female candidates. Similarly, a quota for women in the party’s decision-making structures should be established. 
• Elections for state funding should be held. The government should provide funds to political parties to help with election expenses.
• Legal remedies to political concerns must be approached with caution. Political party overregulation can be counterproductive.

People can put pressure on political parties through petitions, publicity, and agitations, among other things. If a political party believes it will lose public support, it will take reforms more seriously. If those who want to enhance political parties join them, they can. Public participation can help to improve the quality of democracy. It is impossible to alter politics if ordinary folks do not participate in it.

A political party is a group of people who band together to seek office and take over government power. Every political party has ideas and programs that serve society as a whole. They strive to convince people that their policies are superior to those of others. They want to put their policies into effect by garnering public support in elections. 

Political parties are a reflection of a society’s basic political divides. All of the parties support a particular segment of society, which leads to cooperation. The constituency a party represents, the policies it supports, and the interests it defends define it.