Sentences with phrase «role in a parliamentary system»

«Some MPs have a dual role in a parliamentary system - they're not just MPs for a particular constituency but also have national offices in which they ought to be concerned about the national interest,» he explained.

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Note, I am using American terms, but even in a parliamentary system, these roles still exist.
If anything, it's the fragmentation of the party system or razor - thin majorities that might play a similar role in most parliamentary democracies.
The role of the prime minister in the honours system emerged in the 17th and 18th centuries, as the personal rule and prerogatives of the monarch gave way to parliamentary sovereignty.
Yesterday the middleman at the heart of the leak, former SAS officer John Wick, gave his first interview on his role in conveying MPs» expenses receipts to the Daily Telegraph, telling the paper he had acted to expose the «rotten core» of the parliamentary system adding: «Parliament will be a better place, society will be a better place.»
Parliamentary under secretary of state for the school system, Sir Theodore Agnew, said: «Headteacher boards have already shown they can provide invaluable support in improving the education of pupils across England and I'd like to thank everyone who has played an important role so far.
This came to a head in the recent parliamentary inquiry into the role of school governing bodies in 2013: 600 pages of evidence contained in three volumes of the report revealed the true extent of the weighty responsibilities of governors within the present system.
India has a British - style parliamentary system in which the leader of the political party with the highest share of the vote in the lower house of parliament is appointed as prime minister by the president (the President of India is a mostly ceremonial role; the prime minister is the head of government).
having a formal role in the committee systems of Parliament, such as at Budget Estimates hearings or parliamentary committees of review
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