[Alberta's Child]

I never understood why more countries don’t look to adopt a modified U.S.-type system with a separate executive branch of government.

[PGalt]

I never understood why more countries don’t look to adopt a modified U.S.-type system with a separate executive branch of government.

BUMP!

[Petrosius]

I never understood why more countries don’t look to adopt a modified U.S.-type system with a separate executive branch of government.

In a parliamentarian system the parties are all-powerful. While a person can rise to lead a party, he still has to do it with party support. A maverick like Trump could never rise to leadership. Nor can the PM and government go against the will of the party in parliament. In essence, the government is only a ruling committee of the parliamentary majority.