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==Organization==

==Organization==

Westminster-style parliaments have proportional representation--that is, the party that wins the most votes in an election supplies an amount of representatives proportional to how much of the vote they got. This is different from American "winner take all" elections, in which whoever wins the majority in a particular district supplies the only representative. Winner take all elections are more likely to produce a two party government, but proportional systems allow third parties a chance to win some representation if they can win a small amount of the national vote without winning a majority of any districts.

Some parliaments have proportional representation--that is, the party that wins the most votes in an election supplies an amount of representatives proportional to how much of the vote they got. This is different from American "winner take all" elections, in which whoever wins the majority in a particular district supplies the only representative. Winner take all elections are more likely to produce a two party government, but proportional systems allow third parties a chance to win some representation if they can win a small amount of the national vote without winning a majority of any districts.

Heads of government in parliamentary systems are the leaders of the party in power. This person is referred to as the "[[prime minister]]." This is in contrast to heads of government in presidential systems, who are not members of the legislature and who are not elected out of the legislature. The prime minister remains in power not for a fixed term but for as long as he has the "confidence" of Parliament--that is, as long as he enjoys their support. The Prime Minister is removed upon losing a vote of no confidence, and some resign after losing a major vote on an issue they have championed (as [[Italy|Italian]] Prime Minister [[Romano Prodi]] did in February 2007).

Heads of government in parliamentary systems are the leaders of the party in power. This person is referred to as the "[[prime minister]]." This is in contrast to heads of government in presidential systems, who are not members of the legislature and who are not elected out of the legislature. The prime minister remains in power not for a fixed term but for as long as he has the "confidence" of Parliament--that is, as long as he enjoys their support. The Prime Minister is removed upon losing a vote of no confidence, and some resign after losing a major vote on an issue they have championed (as [[Italy|Italian]] Prime Minister [[Romano Prodi]] did in February 2007).