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> after two elections, still no agreement on Prime Minister. Third election coming up. Parlamentary systems without the option to call re-elections is an attra
by black_knight 7y ago
> after two elections, still no agreement on Prime Minister. Third election coming up.
Parlamentary systems without the option to call re-elections is an attractive alternative. The politicians just can't keep asking people's opinion until they get the answer they want.
Then there will have to be compromises, and even the smaller parties can get some of their important causes through.
- raverbashing 7y agoI agree, calling for "new elections" is a cop-out Have an elected parliament sit for at least two years, maybe four, will go some way in making them work out their differences.
- rossdavidh 7y agoSmaller parties have gotten plenty in Israel, sometimes to the point that supporters of the larger parties feel they have less voice than whichever small party holds the balance of power at that moment. Or, as in the current situation, there is simply no agreement, and they go months without a government. It's not clear that an inability to call re-elections would improve Israel's situation; they could be stuck for years with no government.