One of the fascinating parts of a Parliamentary system is that the prime minister is actually part of parliament. Which means that, on a regular basis, they appear in chambers with the rest of the members. When that happens, the opposition asks pointed questions about their decisions and policies. I'm not suggesting that the answers are …
One of the fascinating parts of a Parliamentary system is that the prime minister is actually part of parliament. Which means that, on a regular basis, they appear in chambers with the rest of the members. When that happens, the opposition asks pointed questions about their decisions and policies. I'm not suggesting that the answers are any less political than you'd see in an interview. However, the opposition is more than willing to follow-up, because they're not worried about being denied future access if the prime minister takes umbrage.
One of the fascinating parts of a Parliamentary system is that the prime minister is actually part of parliament. Which means that, on a regular basis, they appear in chambers with the rest of the members. When that happens, the opposition asks pointed questions about their decisions and policies. I'm not suggesting that the answers are any less political than you'd see in an interview. However, the opposition is more than willing to follow-up, because they're not worried about being denied future access if the prime minister takes umbrage.
Good points. But their system is superior as far as campaign length and spending.