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  1. Las democracias fuertes se sostienen sobre instituciones sólidas.

    Hoy celebramos el parlamentarismo como el espacio clave donde la voz de la ciudadanía se transforma en acción, y donde se exigen cuentas a quienes gobiernan.

    #DíaDelParlamentarismo

    EU Delegation to AU (@EUtoAU)

    Celebrating the International Day of Parliamentarism and the role of parliaments in our democracies
    #ParliamentarismDay #EuropeanParliament #ParliamentaryDemocracy

    Video

    — nitter.net/EUtoAU/status/20718
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    nitter.net/UEenChile/status/20

  2. @jrredho
    #WeimarRepublic #DEhistory #ThirdReich

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    This is, in principle, correct, but the context is important:

    1) In a (pluralistic) #ParliamentaryDemocracy, a #CoalitionGovernment is the norm, as they reflect society much better than #WinnerTakesAll/ #FirstPastThePost systems (e. g. US, UK.)

    2.) At the beginning of the #GreatDepression, in 1930, the last such government collapsed on the vital question of unemployment-insurance reform:

    @realSiegfried

  3. Arguably, two of the most democratic and least corrupted electoral systems in the anglosphere are Australia and New Zealand.
    Both parliamentary democracies, Australia has preferential voting that is compulsory for all citizens; New Zealand with mixed member voting (ie 1 vote for party & 1 vote for electorate MP) and with routinely 75% plus of the electorate voting.
    #ElectoralSystem #auspol #NZpol #parliamentarydemocracy

  4. Poll: Will Trudeau follow Harper's example, and become the second PM to twice ask a governor general to prorogue Canadians' parliament?

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    PS: there's a good Wikipedia description of the history of parliament being prorogued.

    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prorog

    #CDNpoli #ParliamentaryDemocracy

  5. @KarunaX

    This only works if we have #RankChoiceVoting or a #parliamentarydemocracy.

    The United States does not have this. In reality, you decide the person you don’t want to win. You pick the person who can best deprive your target from their victory.

    I didn’t make the rules.

  6. @SamGoodman22 RT by @hk_watch: ‘Au responded by giving examples of what a controlling majority in the legislature could achieve, saying the former law professor had pointed out a “possibility.”’ A reminder that today in #HK #parliamentarydemocracy is on trial. #NSL #47Democrats hongkongfp.com/2023/02/13/hong nitter.hongkongers.net/SamGood

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