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Why does the UK election change dates? In the US, the general election is always in November.Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer kick off election campaigns
PM to set off on two-day tour of UK nations and Labour leader to head to Tory areas in south-east Englandwww.theguardian.com
With 6 weeks notice Sunak gambles on a July 4th election. At almost 22 points behind labour in the polls he has taken his own party by surprise.
Because in the UK it is up to the Prime Minister when an election is held, though an election must be held within 5 years of the previous one. 5 years is the maximum term.
Interesting stuff, so hypothetically, a PM named Joe Smith could chose to run only for a little over one year, say from May 1, 2100 to December 1, 2101, and then declare December 1, 2101 to be the next election? Then, the next elected minister, say Mary Johnson could chose to run the full 5 years until November 30, 2106?
Australia is similar to the UK where the ruling party (the 'Government') gets to choose the election date within a shorter, three year, maximum term.
Wow, this is so much different from the US. At least 6 weeks notice is given, so people can schedule work around election day.
What do you mean? Have early elections been invoked before, by the UK Parliament over the history of the country?
Interesting stuff, hmm, the UK system could work well in the US. What was the most recent time that this has happened in UK history?
If only the US did this, and had Saturday elections as the Aussies do, though, I vote early by mail.
Yeah, elections seem like a lot of work to organize, so 6 weeks seems to be plenty of time (1.5 months).So here's what I meant by sort of. The House of Commons, so the lower house like our House of Reps, can show a lack of confidence in the PM. They do this by either passing a motion of no confidence or rejecting a money bill. If that happens the PM needs to either resign or call for new elections. Though I think the last time an election was called due to a failed confidence motion was 100 years ago, so it's not something that happens often. It's more likely to trigger a new Government though.
The six weeks are for setting up the election and campaigning. Unlike the US, because elections are not as predictable, they don't have the same sort of perpetual campaign season we do.
Do the Brits have a strong track record when it comes to taking big risks on the 4th of July?Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer kick off election campaigns
PM to set off on two-day tour of UK nations and Labour leader to head to Tory areas in south-east England
With 6 weeks notice Sunak gambles on a July 4th election. At almost 22 points behind labour in the polls he has taken his own party by surprise.
Hmm, so this is a twice in a century event. Do you think 2024 may have a lack of confidence in the Prime Minister? And yes, Occam's Barber explained about the campaigning. I wish the US did not have a campaign season that lasts forever.
I mean at this point, a confidence motion is moot. It's possible he was facing one, but I'm not British so I'm not really tuned into the politics over there. But I do know that a lot of pundits over there seem to be shocked by this decision.
Sunaks obviously looking for an independence day from his job.Do the Brits have a strong track record when it comes to taking big risks on the 4th of July?
Sorry... I couldn't resist
