Presidentialism in Britain and Australia Examine the "presidentialisation" of parliamentary electoral politics in Britain and Australia. What are the implications vis-a-vis party politics and party-oriented politics? A large proportion of what is called politics in both Australia and Britain is identified with political parties. The system demands it; you can not be Prime Minister without your party having a majority in the Lower House. However, popular and media views identify the prosperity of the respective …showed first 75 words of 2255 total…

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