, ▁forces ▁citizens ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁a ▁part isan ▁ide ology , ▁and ▁may ▁en force ▁its ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁government ▁by ▁making ▁all ▁other ▁parties ▁illegal . ▁M embers ▁of ▁a ▁non part isan ▁government ▁may ▁represent ▁many ▁different ▁ide ologies . ▁Vari ous ▁commun ist ▁nations ▁such ▁as ▁China ▁or ▁Cuba ▁are ▁single - party ▁nations ▁although ▁the ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁are ▁not ▁elected ▁as ▁party ▁candidates . ▁ ▁A ▁direct ▁dem ocracy ▁can ▁be ▁considered ▁non part isan ▁since ▁citizens ▁vote ▁on ▁laws ▁themselves ▁rather ▁than ▁elect ing ▁represent atives . ▁Direct ▁dem ocracy ▁can ▁be ▁part isan , ▁however , ▁if ▁fa ctions ▁are ▁given ▁rights ▁or ▁pr er og atives ▁that ▁non - members ▁do ▁not ▁have . ▁ ▁Struct ures ▁ ▁E lections ▁In ▁non part isan ▁elections , ▁each ▁candidate ▁for ▁office ▁is ▁el ig ible ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁or ▁his ▁own ▁mer its ▁rather ▁than ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁political ▁party . ▁No ▁political ▁affili ation ▁( if ▁one ▁exists ) ▁is ▁shown ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁next ▁to ▁a ▁candidate . ▁Gener ally , ▁the ▁winner ▁is ▁chosen ▁from ▁a ▁run off ▁election ▁where ▁the ▁candidates ▁are ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁vote - get ters ▁from ▁a ▁primary ▁election . ▁In ▁some ▁elections ▁the ▁candidates ▁might ▁be ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁party ▁but ▁do ▁not ▁run ▁as ▁party ▁members ▁for ▁local ▁office . ▁ ▁Non part isan ▁dem oc ra cies ▁may ▁possess ▁indirect ▁elections ▁where by ▁an ▁elect or ate ▁are ▁chosen