Disadvantages of Parliamentary System

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Mercy Reyes

Excuse me! STOP USING YOUR PROPAGANDA TO MAINTAIN THE CORRUPTION ON PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM AND TO FOOL THE COUNTRIES NEED TO TRANSITION FROM PRESIDENTIAL TO PARLIAMENTARY. ESPECIALLY IN YOUR COUNTRY, NIGERIA.

First of all, in parliamentary, rival between ruling and opposition party is healthy to hear the voice of every Members of Parliamentary and to maintain good governance as they have political competition. More political competition in a country, the economy is also rising.

Second, expensive to operate? No. Cheap to operate is the right because in parliamentary, every members should have copy of different reports regarding to usage of tax revenues in a country to review before to submit on head of state just to make sure it will not waste the money. Also, in parliamentary, they maintain check and balance as Members of Parliament review it.

Third, it violates on separation of powers? Really! Obviously, this article is not good to read and it contains bias and lies and it will lead into learning misinformation. Excuse me, in parliamentary, the legislature and executive have one and same power. That's the basic definition on parliamentary when it compares into presidential system.

Fourth. Conflict between head of state and government? Excuse me! The members of parliament decide who will be the head of state. Of course, the head of state should not promote and bias any political party and he don't have bias as his role is to sign to law, adviser of parliament and follow his initiatives if possible. The head of state automatically should sign it as he knew that members of parliament agree on it. Based on the example that you give, if prime minister does not do his responsibility for head of state, head of state can request on members of parliament to have question hour of PM to answer the problem saw from head of state. If PM is not answer it in a right way, both members of parliament and head of state may declare "vote-of-no confidence" to easily remove on it. Instead to do assassination.

Fourth, if your pointing about lack of initiation due to different principles of political parties, then they can create an agreement that people should also a power to sign a proposal with deadline as they should follow people's initiative. That is for democratic countries.

Fifth. Drift into instability for implementing policies? Excuse me. Change people on the members of parliament is better if they did not do the roles and responsibilities for maintaining the good governance and continuing the rising the economy of a country. In parliamentary, this type of government system is a surviving politics. You will not seat on the position if you don't have better political skills. Just like changing employments and workers and employments in a company. Should the manager allow to work an incompetent workers even though their company is bad performance? No. Use common sense on your last argument.

John Doe

Stfu Karen