In a unique way. The word unique, even though starts with a vowel, it is actually pronounced as, yoo-neek. As the starting sound is a non-vowel sound of yoo, we use a instead of an.
In Australian politics, Labor has traditionally been perceived as the party of big government and the Liberals the party of small government. The Australian government is one of the smallest governments in the developed world and Australia is one of the lowest-taxed countries in the developed world.
Currently, the United States has two major political parties, the Democratic party and the Republican party. There are also various third parties, but their political clout is generally considered marginal at best. Roughly speaking, political parties serve the same purpose in the political world as denominations or sects serve in the religious world. If an individual were the only person alive on an island, his or her word would be considered law.