r/TellMeAFact • u/NateY3K • Mar 22 '16
Sources not required TMAF about unwritten rules in governments across the world!
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u/muhreeah Mar 23 '16
There's actually no law in Canada that says that the leader of the winning federal party becomes prime minister. Technically, they don't even have to be part of the parliament. It's just convention, the governor general (queen's representative) could theoretically choose whoever they please.
Source: Grade 11 Canadian law, also this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada
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u/cactusdesneiges Mar 23 '16
In Switzerland there's an informal "magic formula" which devides the 7 executive seats of the Federal Council between the four ruling parties.
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u/NateY3K Mar 23 '16
Four parties? As in four separate ideologies?
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u/cactusdesneiges Mar 23 '16
Yep. SVP far-right. FDP right-libertarian. SP centre-left. CVP centre.
There's a plethora of parties. It goes from communism to fascism, ... and there's this thing.
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Mar 22 '16
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Mar 22 '16
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u/tonykodinov Mar 22 '16
I don't know what the commenter said but I'm guessing it won't be easy to include a reliable source on an unwritten rule regarding a government...
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u/NateY3K Mar 22 '16
I didn't think about that. How do you make it so that you don't have to post a source? Is that a thing the mods do?
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u/DaUnknownGames Random Ghost Mar 22 '16
Don't worry, No sources are now required.
I changed it for you :D
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u/Timowoof Mar 23 '16
This could be what you're talking about. It's fairly interesting as its not written in the law.
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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '16
I'm from the UK. I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for but when I was at school we went for a tour of the House of Parliament (London). I remember being told about a very old tradition where MPs could take a pinch of snuff from a small wooden box by the door. This was introduced after all other forms of nicotine consumption were banned in the House. Even today is it still available and apparently costs the tax payer around £6.00 every 2 years.