Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/12
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Steve Unsworth writes:
I think you are in store for Italian style government, long term, if this
goes through. Quite probably an complete and utter mess which will take
years to subsequently undo.
Greg Lorenzo
Calgary, Canada
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Electoral Reform protesters snaps
>
> I'm not so sure - about the election that is.
>
> The rules about a vote of no confidence are to be changed from requiring a
> simple majority to requiring a 55% vote in its favour. The non-Tory
> parties have 53% of the members in the House of Commons. So provided the
> Tories don't vote against the whip, and there are no by-elections, they
> can't be voted out of office by such a vote.
>
> Steve
>
> On 12 May 2010, at 08:04, Frank Dernie wrote:
>
> > This hung parliament will lead to elections well before the parliament
> > is over. If we go to PR this will become the norm.
>
>
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