How does a multi-party system functions

Multiple political parties are given capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in coalition.So this means they can vote and whoever wins takes control of government offices or they can work together  to control the government offices

A mult-party system is when multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of the government office, seperatley or in a coalition .multiparty systems tend to be more common in parlimentry system than presidential.

Bob: coke is baby pandas.jim: what? how do you figure that coke is baby pandas? bob: because this book says so.jim: how do we know the book is correct? bob: because it says that coke is baby pandas.jim: how does that prove the book's accuracy? bob: because it's statement involving coke and baby pandas is correct, therefore it is accurate.jim: how do we know that it's correct? bob: because we have concluded that the book is accurate, and therefore the statement is correct.therefore, coke is baby pandas.