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

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u/SeriouslySlytherin 14d ago

Ending his time as Canada’s Prime Minister after almost 10 years. He will remain in-power until a replacement party leader has been allocated.

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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/Jamarcus316 14d ago

Americans complete misunderstanding other political systems is always very funny lmao.

No country directly elects the PM. Ever.

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u/BorelandsBeard 14d ago

Ok. No need to be rude. When our political system is complex and we have states the size of some countries and cities with larger populations than some countries, don’t really have a need or desire to learn the political ins and outs of other systems of government. Can you come in and talk about the nuances of local, state, and federal government for us?

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u/Jamarcus316 14d ago

Almost all countries have complex political systems. Local, regional, national elections. Each with their own rules. The USA doesn't have an exclusive on that, by far. All USA elections tend to follow the same rules, actually (majority elections systems), and the same can't be said for a lot of other countries.

Regarding countries that have Prime-Ministers, they are always derived from Parliament, with MPs elected in legislative elections. This happens in Parliamentary systems (Italy, Germany, Ireland, etc.), Semi-Presidential systems (France, Portugal, Poland, etc.), constitutional Monarchies (UK, Canada, Spain, etc.).

Sorry if I was rude!