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> They could literally vote for von der Leyen or not vote at all. that's how confidence votes work on most parliamentary republics.
by gpderetta 4y ago
> They could literally vote for von der Leyen or not vote at all.
that's how confidence votes work on most parliamentary republics.
- mardifoufs 4y agoI think a key difference is that in parliamentary republics, we usually now how the candidate (that the parliement votes on) has been chosen: it's usually by winning the elections as the head of the party with the most parliement seats. In this case, the process is completely opaque. I would say that it would be pretty weird if people say, here in Canada, voted for their MPs (good!) but then said MPs could only choose between an arbitrary list of candidates to be Prime Minister, chosen in a private meeting with 0 explanations.
- SiempreViernes 4y agoIn systems where you don't get single party majorities, do you _really_ how and what the coalition members traded to reach a deal?
- revelio 4y agoIt wasn't a confidence vote, was it?