- cross-posted to:
- politicalmemes@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politicalmemes@lemmy.world
Cross posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17835203
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Fuck, the U.K. got several new PMs without even an election during the last few years!
That’s not a good thing in a democracy.
People don’t vote for a prime minister. They vote for local representatives, the representatives are in parties that negotiate with each other to build a majority and form a government, and the Prime Minister is effectively the person that the representatives agree will lead the government. They don’t have presidential powers, they are just a leader of the negotiated government.
Shh shh, just let them have this one. It’s bad enough to be in the UK as it is. :p
In parlimentary systems the election is less about the person, and more about the party itself. You don’t need 6 months to present a candidate.
When Kamala wins, I’m curious if it will encourage a shorter election cycle, so people are still excited about their candidate when voting starts.
