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10. Truss was forced to resign as PM bcause of her RW craziness in office, but that didn't spark a general election

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 04:27 PM

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The Tory Party elected Rishi Sunak as her replacement. It took a while longer for a general election to boot him and the Tories out.

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How do other democratic nations remove unfit leaders? [View all] Wicked Blue Yesterday OP

Simple majority, no filibuster Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #4

True. She saw the handwriting on the wall and didn't wait Ocelot II Yesterday #11

If the current nightmare ever ends Freddie Yesterday #2

Most other democracies have a parliamentary system Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #3

A political party in Canada can also fire their leader. Swede Yesterday #6

That's what they do in Iran and Israel and Turkey.... LeftInTX Yesterday #8

The NL is (I guess) parliamentary Laurelin Yesterday #7

all you need is a Constitutional Amendment WarGamer 22 hrs ago #13