Re:Daily chart: A new low for global democracy
by dragonwriter on Thursday February 10, 2022 @04:05AM
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> Uhm, if I remember correctly the UK removed an elected prime minister of Australia
The UK did not, the Governor-General of Australia did. (The Governor-General is the practical head of state, though the Queen of Australia is the formal head of state; removal of a government in response to loss of supply, which had occurred in Australia in 1975, is not irregular in Westminster-style systems whether the head of state of is a monarch acting directly, a monarch acting through an agent like the GG, or elected.)
The UK (both the government and the monarch as monarch of the UK) hadn't had authority (even ceremonial) over Australia for around 4 decades in 1975.
The UK did not, the Governor-General of Australia did. (The Governor-General is the practical head of state, though the Queen of Australia is the formal head of state; removal of a government in response to loss of supply, which had occurred in Australia in 1975, is not irregular in Westminster-style systems whether the head of state of is a monarch acting directly, a monarch acting through an agent like the GG, or elected.)
The UK (both the government and the monarch as monarch of the UK) hadn't had authority (even ceremonial) over Australia for around 4 decades in 1975.