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[–] ericatty@infosec.pub 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't know how it works there. Was Pierre running in two races?

Would there have a special election for this seat if he had won both?

What are the odds he loses support and goes quiet after losing both, especially his backup incumbent election? (Knowing hard losses used to discourage people, but not always now)

[–] match@pawb.social 9 points 19 hours ago

Prime Minister is similar to Speaker of the House- everyone gets elected in their district and then the majority party (or in the case of a ~~functional democracy~~ multi-party system, a coalition of parties that add up to 51% of the elected officials) picks their own Speaker/Prime Minister without further input from the public. In practice, if you're already the party leader then you're sure (95%~) to be the prime minister after your party wins/gets the biggest share in the election

[–] Someone@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No one actually "runs for Prime Minister". The Prime Minister is simply the leader of the governing party. That is determined by the number of seats each party wins. The PM is almost always an elected MP, but as demonstrated for the past few weeks they don't have to be.

[–] ericatty@infosec.pub 7 points 1 day ago

Thank you! I understand now.