tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30252872.post856927698846156995..comments2023-10-31T12:08:31.107+00:00Comments on Politics Etc.: Fixed Terms?Giles Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09257512119593812010noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30252872.post-65314618477947587512007-10-04T23:30:00.000+01:002007-10-04T23:30:00.000+01:00True..the only issue remaining, I guess, being the...True..the only issue remaining, I guess, being the right of a hereditary head of state to take that decision. But that, after all, is nothing new, so not really an obstacle?Giles Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09257512119593812010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30252872.post-27100309122136978622007-10-04T23:08:00.000+01:002007-10-04T23:08:00.000+01:00Fixed terms could mean a minority government, but ...Fixed terms could mean a minority government, but if a government falls apart and no government is able to be formed, the head of state can call an early election. This is how it works in the rest of the world.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.com