I am not familiar with the lunar political system, but here in the UK you do not vote for the PM. You vote for your MP. The party with the most elected MPs choses the PM. It is usually the party leader. The current situation follows the protocol to the letter.
The 4 years part sounds a bit iffy but, believe it or not, it is also by the rules. There is no fixed schedule for general elections. The current ruling government decides when the next election is going to be.
This is what you get in a country without a written.constitution
I am not familiar with the lunar political system, but here in the UK you do not vote for the PM. You vote for your MP. The party with the most elected MPs choses the PM. It is usually the party leader. The current situation follows the protocol to the letter.
The 4 years part sounds a bit iffy but, believe it or not, it is also by the rules. There is no fixed schedule for general elections. The current ruling government decides when the next election is going to be.
This is what you get in a country without a written.constitution
Pretty much similar thing here in Finland, with one major difference.
We do have mandatory general election every four years. I really don't understand how can you have a non-mandatory schedule in UK and still call it a democratic process? What if the ruling party just refuses to hold any more elections, ever?
This is what you get in a country without a written constitution
As a Bloody Foreigner™, I also find it a bit... to put it mildly... unusual. But I have some native friends who swear that it is the best system in the known universe and surrounding villages.
The British legal system and, in extension, life in general, is very much based on the idea of the precedent. In other words, "it is how it is because it's always been that way". That mentality is deeply ingrained in the national psyche and is probably at least part of the reason 52% of the population feel the distance from other countries, with their "it is how it is because the rules say so" mentality. They don't see the reason to have rules: just keep doing what we have always been doing and we will be OK. The ruling party refusing to call an election? Shock, horror, unthinkable! It has never happened before, why should it happen now?
BTW when I say life in general, I really mean it. My favourite example is that the Brits put two separate taps for hot and cold water even in new installations. Why? Because it's always been that way
BTW when I say life in general, I really mean it. My favourite example is that the Brits put two separate taps for hot and cold water even in new installations. Why? Because it's always been that way
..... There is no fixed schedule for general elections. The current ruling government decides when the next election is going to be.
This is what you get in a country without a written.constitution
Just leaving this here:
"The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (c. 14) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced fixed-term elections to the Westminster parliament."
"The next general election in the United Kingdom is scheduled to be held on Thursday 7 May 2020"
"it may be held at an earlier date in the event of a vote of no confidence or other exceptional circumstances."
