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A question from the other side of the world: if the opposition is controlling the parliament, isn't that the majority and isn't the opposition controlling the p

A question from the other side of the world: if the opposition is controlling the parliament, isn't that the majority and isn't the opposition controlling the president?

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> if the opposition is controlling the parliament, isn't that the majority and isn't the opposition controlling the president? You're confusing prime ministers in parliamentary democracies, e.g. the UK with presidents [1]. [1] https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-a-president-and-a-prime-minister https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-betwee...
- echoangle 2y ago
  The point still stands, if you control the parliament, aren’t you the majority and the other side is the opposition? Or how is it defined who is the opposition?
  - skydhash 2y ago
    The president is the executive alongside the ministers. The opposition is the other parties that have an opposite view on things.
  - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
    > point still stands, if you control the parliament, aren’t you the majority and the other side is the opposition? In a parliamentary democracy, the governing coalition and opposition are clearly delineated. In a presidential system, a legislature controlled by a party different from the president tends to be referred to as an opposition legislature, e.g. the House is currently in opposition to Biden.
  - sandworm101 2y ago
    The opposition is whoever is not in power. Anyone complaining about being locked out is clearly not in power, making them the de facto oppposition party regardless of official labels.
  - School-Cotton 2y ago
    In a presidential system the president’s party is the government and the other parties are the opposition. Doesn’t matter how many seats in parliament anyone has.
- skissane 2y ago
  I think the point is, the term “opposition” only really makes sense in a parliamentary system. In a Presidential system like the US, there officially speaking isn’t an “opposition”. (I don’t even think all parliamentary systems officially have an “opposition” status for the largest party/coalition outside government.) But journalists tend to impose the term on non-US presidential systems, when they wouldn’t do it to the US.
  - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
    > In a Presidential system like the US, there officially speaking isn’t an “opposition” True, there's a minority and majority. > journalists tend to impose the term on non-US presidential systems Didn't President Yoon call them the opposition? Or is that a liberal translation?

A question from the other side of the world: if the opposition is controlling the parliament, isn't that the majority and isn't the opposition controlling the president?

JumpCrisscross 2y ago

> if the opposition is controlling the parliament, isn't that the majority and isn't the opposition controlling the president? You're confusing prime ministers in parliamentary democracies, e.g. the UK with presidents [1]. [1] https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-a-president-and-a-prime-minister https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-betwee...

echoangle 2y ago
The point still stands, if you control the parliament, aren’t you the majority and the other side is the opposition? Or how is it defined who is the opposition?
- skydhash 2y ago
  The president is the executive alongside the ministers. The opposition is the other parties that have an opposite view on things.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > point still stands, if you control the parliament, aren’t you the majority and the other side is the opposition? In a parliamentary democracy, the governing coalition and opposition are clearly delineated. In a presidential system, a legislature controlled by a party different from the president tends to be referred to as an opposition legislature, e.g. the House is currently in opposition to Biden.
- sandworm101 2y ago
  The opposition is whoever is not in power. Anyone complaining about being locked out is clearly not in power, making them the de facto oppposition party regardless of official labels.
- School-Cotton 2y ago
  In a presidential system the president’s party is the government and the other parties are the opposition. Doesn’t matter how many seats in parliament anyone has.
skissane 2y ago
I think the point is, the term “opposition” only really makes sense in a parliamentary system. In a Presidential system like the US, there officially speaking isn’t an “opposition”. (I don’t even think all parliamentary systems officially have an “opposition” status for the largest party/coalition outside government.) But journalists tend to impose the term on non-US presidential systems, when they wouldn’t do it to the US.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > In a Presidential system like the US, there officially speaking isn’t an “opposition” True, there's a minority and majority. > journalists tend to impose the term on non-US presidential systems Didn't President Yoon call them the opposition? Or is that a liberal translation?