British Liberal Democratic Party And Its Political Function

As the third major party of Britain, Liberal Democrats has been enlivening on the political platform all the time since its establishment. It maintains that continues keeping the cooperation with the Labor Party, It promotes the Labor party to implement the proportional representation in the local election and the House of Common, adopts progressive policy in public service, social fairness, environment protection issue. In recent years, Liberal Democrats Receives much concern in the general election. Especially obtain it from the greatest victory of setting up in general election in 2005. The domestic and international academics pay attention to it. This text starts with the historical evolution and institutional framework of Liberal Democrats, emphatically analyzed the predicament that Liberal Democrats faces at present and its political function. The article is divided into four main parts:Part one is a summary to historical origin and evolution of Liberal Democrats at first. Its predecessor is Liberal Party in the past, It made up by the majorities of Liberal Party and Social Democrats since 1988. Secondly, analyzes the party members, focus on socio-demographic background, political socialization and religious belief.Part two simply analyzes the institutional framework, candidates of Liberal Democrats, and summarizes its own characteristic of institutional framework. In addition, Liberal Democrats has a lot of associated organizations. These organizations are under the leadership of Liberal Democrats. They are outside the parliament of interests groups, the political view which facilitates Liberal Democrats develops towards multi-polar, fully express the voter's interests.Part three divided into two small parts, has probed into the political idea of Liberal Democrats and the predicament faced at present separately. Liberal Democrats wants to set up an open, free, fair society. This text has summarized its domestic and foreign policies. But Liberal Democrats' character determine the political destiny of it. Britain's present situation is very disadvantageous to it, mainly behave in four aspects: First, The current political system of Britain, has already formed the situation inwhich two major parties confront each other. It is difficult for Liberal Democrats to attract the steady voter. Secondly first-past-the-post is extremely unfavorable to Liberal Democrats, Conservative Party and Labor Party have profited for many years, cannot change this principle easily. Moreover, there is no extensive supporter in the policy that Liberal Democrats puts forward. Finally, Liberal Democrats is out of office for a long time as the third party, it is hopeless to wield.Part four is a key chapter too, mainly describe the political function of Liberal Democrats. Divided into five parts: (1) The function of balance, as a member in the opposition. Liberal Democrats follows head of opposition to criticize and supervise the government with other smaller oppositions together, this is an unique constitutional function of Liberal Democrats. (2) As the bridge of people communicated with the government, this is a key function of Liberal Democratic Party. (3) Attract "floating voter" to influence the general election result, the voter flows into Liberal Democrats will alarm two major parties in time , urge them to adjust the policy, there are positive meanings. (4) The challenge of the traditional two-party system, compared with two-party system of U.S.A., the two-party system of Britain has model nature even more. In recent electoral years, Labor Party as a big party, Conservative party and Liberal Democratic Party stays in unfavorable status all the time. It also has an opportunity to make up the government for these two parties, its leader has an opportunity to take charge of the government leader. (5) Promote the political democracy process of Britain. Politics practice is one complicated social activities, especially electoral system of Britain and the course of implement, the voter of Britain lack essential understandings to their democratic principles and rules, it is very difficult to really enjoy and realize one's own democratic rights. Liberal Democrats and two major parties finish educating people, failing to irritate the function of democratic political ideology together.The ending part has carried on the brief summary to the purport of the full text, under the environment of party politics of Britain, Liberal Democrats regards the topic which two parties avoid to mention, as the guiding principle of election. Finally, twoparties constantly make these topics become the policies and views of governments. Thus, it is favorable to the institutionalized construction of Britain's politics and enables the competence of democratizing of Britain's politics, promoting two-party system constantly. But the electoral system of Britain without substantive change. Liberal Democrats can not stand firmly among state power in the future.