They have become more or less one and the same party now. I'm hoping that by the next presidential election (2016) a true 3rd party will evolve. It's a good thing when 2 parties have to ally against the 3rd to have majority in Parliament/Congress. It also means that whenever those 2 parties, whichever they are, do something very stupid, there will most likely be strong opposition from the 3rd one, too.