Selection of Speaker Resolution

[Duke_J]

I stand for the King as Speaker

[CJMiller]

I stand for the Alliance as Speaker

[King Lewis]

Ah well, I stand as speaker.

[King Lewis]

I'll put this to a vote.

The speaker elected will oversee parliament next term.

[CJMiller]

First vote

MILLER FOR SPEAKER

[Duke_J]

First vote

MILLER FOR SPEAKER

When voting, you can't actually SAY who you're voting for... even tho we all know which one is your choice

[King Lewis]

CJ; You do know my surname is also Miller....

Anyway, this has gathered enough votes to be passed. I hereby declare that I'll be the speaker during the next parliament.

This is the last day of Parliament and then it's dissolved for the election.

[Heléne Cösko-Nevrio]

So let me get this straight. The people will be electing who they think should be the next Prime Minister, but technically, the King can appoint anyone?

That's how I understand it anyway, and that's how I think most systems like ours work in the real world.

[King Lewis]

That is correct, but, the King or Queen of the UK hasn't overruled the public for hundreds of years, in fact, back when they would have last done it; only wealthy land owners were allowed to vote anyway.

It's a check and balance system and pretty much just makes up a formality. It's like how the Queen checks Laws and signs them off.

I'd personally rather have a Presidential figure to do that job in the UK, but that's just the way things are.