Posts by Peter Emerson
Peter Emerson
Author of The Punters’’ Guide to Democracy, 2022, (Springer, Heidelberg). https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-06987-1
Is an All-Party, Power-Sharing, Governmnet in Ireland Possible?
Peter Emerson 24/03/2023
As currently (undefined but) practiced, majority rule implies that any party or group of TDs/MPs which constitutes more than 50% of the Dáil/parliament may then form the government. This notion has led to some pretty horrible results, as for example the current right-wing coalition in Israel. Another unwholesome arrangement involved the …
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