Tilpo
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One of.
Monarchy does not mean bad system.
TL;DR
My point was that the Dutch political system is one that isn't failing as badly as others in modern times.
The American system for example sucks balls. A two party system does not allow for radical or controversial views to be included in party plans. It creates a situation were 50% of the people can hate the guts of the current government, and is therefore not a good representation of the people. The average civilian has a very limited choice on the actions of the government, since he can only choose between two views he will both not completely agree with, instead of having at least one party which he agrees on to a much larger extent.
Then again the Dutch system has numerous disadvantages as well. Taking decisions can take a lot of time, and sometimes a coalition does not agree on a certain point and the government will fall requiring reelections. In the Netherlands it has been quite some time since the government ran a full 4 year term. Another disadvantage is that radical bills still don't pass, since they have to be approved by the first chamber, which may have different political views than the second chamber (for which there are elections). Finally, there isn't optimal cooperation between a national and regional political level, creating inefficiency and odd budget allocations.