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→Germany - understanding the difference between the American and parliamentary systems
Let's take this opportunity to understand the difference between the American and parliamentary systems.
Let's take this opportunity to understand the difference between the American and parliamentary systems.
It is the [[Electoral College]], the [[constitutional]] requirement of a 51% majority to elect a [[head of government]], that has turned the [[United States]] into a "two party system". Parliamentary systems often have 3 or 5, or even more "major parties", with rarely any of them having 51% majority. Hence the often have "[[coalition]]" governments, with the leaders of the party with a [[plurality]] becoming [[prime minister]] and offering important cabinet posts to his junior coalition partners.
It is the [[Electoral College]], the [[constitutional]] requirement of a 51% majority to elect a [[head of government]], that has turned the [[United States]] into a "two party system". Parliamentary systems often have 3 or 5, or even more "major parties", with rarely any of them having 51% majority. Hence they often have to forge "[[coalition]]" governments, with the leader of the party with a [[plurality]] becoming [[prime minister]] and offering important cabinet posts to his junior coalition partners.
For example in [[Germany]], the alleged "conservative" [[Christian Democratic Union]] ruled for 16 years in [[Merkel]] until it was voted out a few years in favor of the Socialist, Green, and Free Democrat coalition. It was just voted back in with 29%, but refuses to form a coalition with the "far right" [[AfD]]. So it goes from being "opposition" to the [[Social Democrat]]s to a coalition partner now along with the "far left" [[Green Party]].
For example in [[Germany]], the alleged "conservative" [[Christian Democratic Union]] ruled for 16 years under [[Merkel]] until it was voted out a few years in favor of the Socialist, Green, and Free Democrat coalition. It was just voted back in with 29%, but refuses to form a coalition with the "far right" [[AfD]]. So it goes from being "opposition" to the [[Social Democrat]]s to being a coalition partner now along with the "far left" [[Green Party]].
IOWs, despite gains by the [[conservative]] AfD - which individually represents more than the Socialists or Greens, the [[leftwing]] Socialists & Greens remain in the governing coalition with the so-called "conservative" Christian Democrats. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|I don’t really care, Margaret]]</sup> 17:51, February 23, 2025 (EST)
IOWs, despite gains by the [[conservative]] AfD - which individually represents more than the Socialists or Greens, the [[leftwing]] Socialists & Greens remain in the governing coalition along with the so-called "conservative" Christian Democrats. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|I don’t really care, Margaret]]</sup> 17:51, February 23, 2025 (EST)