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intelisense ( @intelisense@lemm.ee ) 35•8 months agoFuck, the U.K. got several new PMs without even an election during the last few years!
istanbullu ( @istanbullu@lemmy.ml ) 8•8 months agoIn parlimentary systems the election is less about the person, and more about the party itself. You don’t need 6 months to present a candidate.
jonsnothere ( @jonsnothere@beehaw.org ) 5•8 months agoOn the other hand, those coalition talks can take months or longer with the old government continuing to run things for sometimes over a year after the elections. Looking at you, Belgium
Servais (il/le) ( @Servais@discuss.tchncs.de ) 2•8 months agoNorthern Ireland had a crisis which lasted a few years too some time ago.
But if you want good political drama now, look at France
gentooer ( @gentooer@programming.dev ) 1•8 months agoIt was genuinely a news item when we won the world record from Iraq for the longest period without government during the 2010-2011 government formation.