In 2017, in the German Parliament, the Bundestag, six political parties received enough votes to be awarded seats in the legislative body. The executive position, or Chancellor, was chosen by members of two parties to form the majority coalition in government. Conversely, in the United States, although 433 third-party candidates ran for federal office in 2018 - which is nearly 17% of candidates - only fewer than five were elected into office. describe two potential causes of two-party and multiparty systems.