Anybody have a better candidate for PM in Australia than Mr. Morrison?
I could write a lot on Aussie politics but its been “Dodge City” there with the parties deposing their own leaders when the poll numbers go down just for that reason alone.
The two main forces are the Labor Party and the Liberal-National Coalition.
The Liberals are Scott Morrison’s party considered “Liberal” on economics as in pro-capitalist.
Their partner party is the National Party which represents rural farming and mining interests.
The Nationals just deposed their leader and installed Barnaby Joyce as numero uno. The Nationals upset that the Liberals their partners in power played footsie with “Climate Change” targets.
Third parties in Australia play a role jn the composition of the upper house, the Senate.
The House is elected by districts.
That funky system New York used in the Democrat Mayor primary and such is applied to voting in general elections in Oz.
Third party votes can add up in the Senate count to help a third party get a seat.
But in the lower house third party votes are whittled down to the final vote usually showing just big parties with a majority going to one of them.
Independents have won rural seats in Australian “company towns” where local business is all there is and they cut deals with big parties to get majorities for governments.
Unless Morrison is deposed from within new leadership is unlikely unless some new big third party emerges from the murky situation.
Come back, Cory Bernardi
so sad he resigned from politics...
The Prime Minister has to deal with state governments many of which are lead by socialists.
They are the ones who impose lockdowns. He can’t stop them. The constitution puts the power in their hands.
All he can do is negotiate an agreement and that’s what he’s trying to do here.