Re: Why are VSI so focused on Sweden ?

On 2025-03-10, Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> wrote:

>
It is easier to get rid of a prime minister in that system.
>
But there is also a flip side. It can be difficult to find
a PM. After the election in Sweden in 2018 it took 4 months
to agree on a PM/government. After the election in the
Netherlands in 2023 it took 6 months. After the election
in Belgium in 2024 it took 8 months. Given how the US
congress typical (recent years) handle budget and debt limit
increase, then I suspect that if the US congress elected
the US president then the position would be empty half the time.
>

I don't know if this applies to other Parliamentary systems, but
here in the UK, the Prime Minister has to go to Parliament once
a week and answer questions from opposition leaders. In addition,
some normal MPs also get the chance to directly ask the PM questions
and to make the PM justify decisions that they have made.

I wonder if Mr Trump would ever go before Congress once a week and
answer questions put directly to him by the Democrats ? Somehow,
I suspect the answer is no. :-)

Simon.

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