In contrast, majoritarian democracies such as the UK or the USA operate through adversarial, partisan politics in which a party’s ability to gain a majority in an election gives them authority to implement their political program me. They may decide to take note of the views of the opposition on a particular issue -but they do not have to do so. Essentially, the majoritarian system is designed to establish a government that does not have to compromise with the opposition, as would be the case in a consensual mode. Of course, compromise may be necessary within the governing party, although the slimmer their majority the more they are likely to be able to suppress internal dissent. For public administrators, the virtue of the majoritarian system is that it is clear which party holds political power, and thus whom they should serve. They are less likely to become involved in cross-party negotiations than under a consensus system, where coalitions tend to be the norm.