Re: That is, the majority government is, or can be, formed by those who are somewhat moderate while the extreme ones cannot do much.
Coalition governments are the rule in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands,... It spells instability since the dissensions of the Parliament/House are directly reverberated into the executive... As far as the French are concerned, it conjures up their worst nightmares --the Quatrième République (Fourth Republic) as the French political system was known before 1958... In that kind of system, political parties --and their bosses-- reign supreme while the head of the government is sort of a Kofi Annan, that is, a mere spokesperson constantly at the mercy of his government "partners".... Perhaps some day, the US Presidential system will turn into a Europe-like coalition executive but I'm afraid it will be interpreted as the weakening of the US empire... |
