SS1 Civic Education Lesson Note on Political Parties and Free Press

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POLITICAL PARTIES AND FREE PRESS.

Political parties are organizations that share common political ideas, interests and concerns whose main objective is to contest and win elections in order to form a government.

Each political party has written constitution and a manifesto. The constitution contains rules and regulations that govern the party members, while the manifesto contains the party ideas and programmes for the electorate.

Nigeria operates a multi-party system. These parties are screened and registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The following are some of the registered political parties in Nigeria.

1. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
2. All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA)
3. Labour Party of Nigeria (LPN)
4. All Progressive Congress (APC), etc.

Functions of Political parties

These are some of the functions of political parties:

1. Recruitment of political leaders like the President, Governors and others.
2. Promotion of public interest in politics.
3. It brings people together from different groups of people and among different ethnic groups.
4. Promotion of political education and socialization.
5. Serving as linkage between the people and the government.

The Party System

This refers to the political parties that are recognized and allowed to operate in the country.

1. Competitive Party System: Under this system two or more political parties are involved.
2. Non-competitive party system: This is a system where only one political party is legally allowed or recognized.
3. Two-party system: This exists where there are two major or dominant parties with equal strength and ability to win elections.
4. Zero-Party or no Party System: This is a system whereby choice of individual is based on personal merit rather than on party lines.

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