Politics is not solely about competition and confrontation, nor does it require a life-or-death struggle, where one party opposes anything the other proposes, and vice versa. If such a situation were to occur, it wouldn't resemble a state anymore. In that case, society shouldn't even dream of development.
The dynamics within the system are quite mysterious. Today, there could be a spirit of cooperation concerning a particular matter, while tomorrow, the same issue could turn the people involved into adversaries. Politics is a game of constant cooperation and competition. It relies on backing, capability, personal morality, and, most significantly, who survives the longest!
