Re:The Queen has more power over British law than we thought
by jonp888 on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @02:45AM
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So if after an election there are two different coalitions with different Prime-ministerial candidates who both claim to be the best chance at a stable government, who makes the choice to go with one of them, or to call fresh elections?
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Re:The Queen has more power over British law than we thought
by lazyasciiart on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @04:08AM
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This happens in countries with and without a monarch - Spain re-ran their elections in 2016 and again in 2019 because no party could present themselves to the king as viable (a.k.a a majority coalition). Israel, without a monarch, has been re-running their elections for two years now because a weak coalition forms, governs for a minute, and then falls apart.
Re:The Queen has more power over British law than we thought
by roelschroeven on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @04:23AM
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Parliament. A cabinet needs approval of a majority in parliament. At that stage of the process, the monarch has no influence, even now. I'm not sure who decides whether or not to hold new elections, but I'm pretty sure it's not the monarch.