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A parliamentary system, or parliamentary democracy, is a system of democratic government where the head of government (who may also be the head of state) derives their democratic legitimacy from their ability to command the support ("confidence") of the legislature, typically a parliament, to which they are accountable.
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 11 September 2017 to elect all 169 members of the unicameral Norwegian Parliament, the Storting. The non-socialist parties retained a reduced majority of 88 seats, allowing Prime Minister Erna Solberg's Conservative-Progress coalition to remain in government.
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Dec 21, 2017 · In what could be termed an "ordinary" political year, Parliament can be seen as a stale debating chamber, or a legislative rubber stamp, processing the wishes of a government basking in the glow...
Jan 9, 2018 · The Norwegian parliamentary election of 2017 saw the re-election of the Solberg government with a slim margin, and with a more precarious level of support in parliament. Solberg’s government is the first ever to include the populist right-wing Progress Party.
- Bernt Aardal, Johannes Bergh
- 2018
Jan 29, 2019 · Elise Uberoi. This briefing paper contains detailed results and analysis of the 2017 General Election, held on 8th June. It provides election results by party & constituency, as well as analysis of voter trends, MP characteristics, and more. Documents to download. General Election 2017: full results and analysis (15 MB , PDF)
- Carl Baker, Oliver Hawkins, Lukas Audickas, Alex Bate, Richard Cracknell, Vyara Apostolova, Noel Dem...
- 2019
Jun 21, 2017 · The 2017 French Parliamentary elections produced an emphatic win for President Macron’s La République En Marche (REM) party. They received 308 seats, and together with the Mouvement Démocrate (MoDEM) party which has joined them in government, they have a significant majority which should allow them to easily carry through their political programme.
The Federal Assembly of Switzerland. In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries.
