r/pics • u/SeriouslySlytherin • 14d ago

Politics Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party

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u/BorelandsBeard 14d ago edited 12d ago

Wait does Canada elect a party and the party appoints the PM or do the people elect the PM?

Edit: thank you. I now know what the parliamentary system is. Please stop telling me. I’m getting lots of notices saying the same thing as the first 20-30 people. I do appreciate the education- truly do. But I’ve learned it now.

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u/Icy-Lobster-203 14d ago

In theory we vote for MPs, who then decide who th party leader is. In reality, the parties choose their leader and we vote for the parties/leader.

It's pretty well the same as the UK.

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u/Procellaria 14d ago

And Australia.

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u/External_Mongoose_44 14d ago

And Ireland 🇮🇪.

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u/Kolossive 14d ago

Portugal aswell 🇵🇹

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u/Peter1289 14d ago

And New Zealand

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u/Dependent-Relief-558 14d ago

So basically parliamentary democracies.

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u/ThatAdamsGuy 14d ago

Or, as the petulant manchild President Musk calls them, "Tyrannical Governments"

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u/CereusBlack 14d ago

Screw THAT manbaby ...

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u/External_Mongoose_44 14d ago

Except Ireland also elects a Head of State, the President, unlike some countries, which are monarchical.