Media blackout after key witness against Assange admits lying

Re:Media blackout after key witness against Assange admits l... by vanviegen on Friday July 02, 2021 @02:55PM (#27715350)

I think that is only inevitable when the rules of democracy have been set up to give overwhelming power to a single winner.

Here in the Netherlands, the number of parties represented in parlement has been rising for decades - there are currently 18 parties. And yes, that causes different kinds of problems.

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Re:Media blackout after key witness against Assange admits l... by mcguire on Friday July 02, 2021 @08:18PM (#27718331)

"And yes, that causes different kinds of problems."

"It took a record 225 days for the Dutch to get a government" (https://qz.com/1112509/the-dutch-took-a-record-long-225-days...)

"Dutch government resigns over child benefits scandal PM Mark Rutte will stay on in caretaker capacity until general elections scheduled for 17 March" (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/15/dutch-governme...)

"Dutch talks on forming coalition government still deadlocked (June 22, 2021)" (https://apnews.com/article/europe-government-and-politics-79...)

The Mainstream Right, the Far Right, and Coalition Formation in Western Europe, Kimberly Ann Twist (https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/Twist_be...)

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Re:Media blackout after key witness against Assange admits l... by mercer on Saturday July 03, 2021 @06:36AM (#27720637)

So? It sucks, but it's preferable over a two-party system.

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