In the UK, the recent local elections have created a sense of distancing from the two-party system. The large votes and seats won by the Green Party, the Liberal Party, and ReformUK, in particular, have contributed to this feeling. However, this isn’t actually a result of consciously voted-for votes; rather, it’s more likely a shift away from Labour due to protest votes. People have generally concluded, “Let Labour be removed from power, whatever happens!”
ReformUK has no projects other than anti-immigrant rhetoric. They receive foreign funding, a large portion of which isn’t even reported to the relevant authorities, yet they still received votes. Not because people like them.
Most voters don’t even know the name of the Green Party leader. The Liberal Party leader, Ed Davey, is only occasionally seen on TV, and that’s it! Nobody knows what his party’s projects are.
Prime Minister Starmer still hasn’t understood this. He thinks he can still be Prime Minister by lowering bills and using Brexit as an excuse. The end of the two-party system is a necessary condition. The fact that the two parties are alternatives to each other makes both parties equally bad. The Conservative Party should no longer be able to say, “Labour is going downhill, people will vote for us even if we’re not good. They’d even vote for us if we put a Coca-Cola bottle up.” They should be afraid.
The last election showed a sign of this. We hope the seven-party ranking from the last election results will be the same in future elections