Out For Mot

[fixitsan]

 

Do you even have a government at the moment?  You seem to spend more time without one than with, so its hard to keep track.

 

Ours resigned in January over some scandal that's been rumbling on for years, and they're still trying to work out a coalition after the elections in March.  I have to say I quite like the idea of the multi party PR system, meaning they have to work together, rather than the UK and US style 2 party systems that flop from left to right and seem to more extreme every time.

 

I think it could work here too, but then I think you can go too far in the wrong direction and end up with something like Israel's coalition, with over 20 distinct groups ! (mostly 5 main groups though)

 

Have to say, having visited Switzerland that their solution seems so simple to me. People put forward a petition to change a law in a particular way, and if they get enough signatures within 6 months the issue goes to a public referendum. Short and sweet, and everyone feels directly connected to the political process.