5 ms·
In most European countries - and so in Italy, you don't vote for a person, you vote for a party. This is usually a good idea, but can lead to unintended side-ef
by DocTomoe 4y ago
In most European countries - and so in Italy, you don't vote for a person, you vote for a party. This is usually a good idea, but can lead to unintended side-effects (See: United Kingdom).
Monti was supported by both democratically-elected Houses of Parliament, otherwise Napolitano would not have given him the task of creating a government.
- sofixa 4y ago> This is usually a good idea, but can lead to unintended side-effects (See: United Kingdom). In the UK you very much vote for a person, using the arcane first past the post system. People usually vote based on party allegiance, but at the circonscription level you cast a vote for the one winner, resulting in massive disenfranchisement.
- iudqnolq 4y ago> In the UK you very much vote for a person We're talking about the PM here. You vote for a person who then votes on the PM, so it's an indirect system. > using the arcane first past the post system. FPTP sucks, but I've never heard it called arcane before. It's arguably the default normal way to vote for anything.