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BumRushDaShow

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21. In the Parliamentary system, they still don't "directly elect" a "leader" like we do

Reply to LiberalLovinLug (Reply #19)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 06:24 PM

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If the people "complain" too much or if the governing party sees an advantage, the can call a "snap election" in a Parliamentary system (something that we can't do with our Constitutional Federal Republic) and any "special elections" (outside of already-scheduled ones) are to fill vacancies, and are held at some time frame decided on by a state.

Here, although the President is considered a "de facto leader" of the party they are a member of, once that Presidency ends (or a nominee loses), that moniker of (a central) "leader" goes away.

The "technical" head of the Democratic National Committee (the "party" ) is Ken Martin, and he certainly isn't running for President.

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I think one drawback about the American system is that there is no formal leader of the opposition LiberalLovinLug Monday #15

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I'm not sure what you are arguing LiberalLovinLug Monday #19

In the Parliamentary system, they still don't "directly elect" a "leader" like we do BumRushDaShow Monday #21

yes. that is all true LiberalLovinLug Monday #27

"Although after Trump lost in 2020, he was still considered the leader of their party." BumRushDaShow Monday #28

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