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Mesopolitics describes the politics of intermediary structures within the political system, such as national political parties or movements.<ref name=":0" />
A [[political party]] is a [[political organization]] that typically seeks to attain and maintain political power within [[government]], usually by participating in [[
Political parties within a particular political system together form the [[party system]]. This may be a [[Multi-party system|multiparty system]], a [[two-party system]], a [[dominant-party system]], or a [[One-party state|one-party system]], depending on the level of pluralism. This is affected by characteristics of the political system, including its [[electoral system]]. According to [[Duverger's law]], [[First-past-the-post voting|first-past-the-post]] systems are likely to lead to two-party systems, while [[proportional representation]] systems are more likely to create a multiparty system.
==== Micropolitics ====
Micropolitics describes the actions of individual actors within the political system
Political participation may take many forms, including:
* [[Activism]]
* [[Boycott]]
* [[Civil disobedience]]
* [[Demonstration (political)|Demonstration]]
* [[Petition]]
* [[Picketing]]
* [[Strike action]]
* [[Tax resistance]]
* [[Voting]] (or its opposite, [[abstentionism]])
===Political corruption===
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