Instead, all the major parties are represented in the government, and are consequently obliged to hammer out compromises. Members of the federal government are driven by regional loyalties at some times, and by ideological commitments at other times; they all need to be negotiated when making decisions.
其实，还有一个更好的模式就诞生在欧洲的地理中心，诞生在语言、文化和宗教多元性极大的一个政治试管里：瑞士的协调民主（Konkordanzdemokratie）模式。在瑞士体制里，若干个政党参与竞争，但并不是为了独占政权。在政府里，各大党派都有代表，因此都必须准备妥协。联邦政府成员有时忠于地区利益，有时看中意识形态价值，在决策时却无一例外需要谈判妥协。