When many political parties in a multi-party system come together for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power, it is called an [[1]].

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When many political parties in a multi-party system come together to contest elections and win power, it is called an alliance. This is commonly seen in a multi-party system and is a trick to winning the elections. When two or more parties cannot beat the polls on their own and realise forming an alliance that will help centralise their votes (through vote banks), they come together. It is a political decision. An alliance and coalition are a bit different. Parties often ally the elections, but coalition governments are formed later when no party gets a majority. A coalition is when two or more parties form the government because no party has the minimum number of required seats to form the government, i.e., a majority.

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