Re:Only 9% of America Chose Trump and Clinton as the Nominees
by pessimizer on Monday August 01, 2016 @09:42AM
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In Australia or the UK, you can run without being a billionaire, and legislators who aren't members of major parties still have influence (sometimes disproportionate) on who is chosen as head of state.
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Re:Only 9% of America Chose Trump and Clinton as the Nominees
by thomasfoster96 on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @04:49AM
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> you can run without being a billionaire
It sure helps though, for example Clive Palmer in Aus in 2013.
> legislators who aren't members of major parties still have influence (sometimes disproportionate) on who is chosen as head of state.
Australia and the UK still have the same monarch, so the head of state is not chosen by anyone in either country - but if you mean the Prime Minister, then you are correct.