Poll: *** 2010 General Election Result & Discussion ***
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Oh pish posh. Semantics. It is democracy. Just not a very good one.
If Tories can get 300+, I think they're safe.
As an ex-ex-pat I hate to tell you that it's true the grass is always greener...
As an ex-ex-pat I hate to tell you that it's true the grass is always greener...
2011, the Labour party in NZ will probably get into power. Also there's a history there of having to form minority coalition governments.
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Having not really cared about politics up until this election, can someone explain to me in simple terms what it means if it stays in this sort of ratio of seats? How does it work? (please dont link me to a bbc explanation, i want simple short answers)
No one will have outright claim to be PM, so Lib Dems will need to team up with the Torys and go begging to the Queen to form a government.
+2, we didnt vote for him when he came in, and we didnt vote for him now!
Thats because you vote for the party.
still 38 constituencies to submit results, so still some margin for things to change..
True, my only response would be to enter a debate about whether we shouldve had an election when gordon came to power. But that's another thread, yes?
True, my only response would be to enter a debate about whether we shouldve had an election when gordon came to power. But that's another thread, yes?
even his mum won't want him
As Lord Hailsham once said; the FPTP system is an "elective dictatorship", in that a powerful government can be created with overwhelming Parliamentary power which can usually push through its required legislation - but with only a minority of the country supporting it.Voted Liberal Democrat although the poll has been closed, so not updated. A hugely disappointing result
I predict that the Liberal Democrats will "work" with the "English" Tories in the national interest; this will probably result in another General Election within 12 months and I suspect that the Liberal Democrats will do still worse there.
IF the Tories get the remaining seats, they will still be 5 short of an winning majority, and this bastardised system allows Brown to cling on to the vestiges of power on some presidential ego trip.