[Canada] Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns from Trudeau's cabinet News Article

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/finance-minister-chrystia-freeland-resigns-from-trudeau-s-cabinet-1.7411380

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Alright this doesn't directly tie into this post but a general question I've been having. Is there ANY first (or even second for that matter) world country that the government is seen as doing a good job? It's not just a US and friends problem as Russia China and Iran all look particularly weak at the moment. I guess Singapore is doing well but that's kind of scraping the barrel if my best example is a literal city state.

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u/Nerd_199 20d ago

You are not even wrong,

UK is an joke, with the labor party having 62 percent of seat with 33 percent of the vote. Their current prime minster just elected 6 month ago, have an Dissatisfaction rate of 61 percent(1)

France is the same boat who just called early election this year, and their government have an vote of no confidence for first time since 1962(2)

Germany just throw out their prime minster today,with an vote of no confidence today, which trigger new elections, (3)should be interesting since the "far right" (AFD) have been surging in the polls.

https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/dissatisfaction-starmer-reaches-61-his-highest-labour-leader(1)

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/confidence-vote-topple-french-government-time-1962-116442300 (2)

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/16/g-s1-38426/germany-scholz-confidence-vote-elections (3)

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u/jimmyw404 20d ago

I'm ignorant to UK politics. How is it possible to have 62% of the seats with only 33% of the vote? Are their districts gerrymandered to hell?

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u/Nerd_199 20d ago

How is it possible to have 62% of the seats with only 33% of the vote? Are their districts gerrymandered to hell"

That mostly due to having an shit ton of 3rd party, with an First past the poll system.

Reform party is taking away sizeable chuck vote from Conservative party.

Liberal democrats party and green party are also running,

Let alone the other minor 3rd party/inpendent candidate, are also running.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election

In my opinion, I find it utterly ridiculous for an any party to gain 1/3 seats in parliament with an 1.6 vote increases from the last election