RE: Australia has a new and female Prime Minister
July 2, 2010 at 3:12 pm
(This post was last modified: July 2, 2010 at 3:12 pm by chasm.)
(June 23, 2010 at 9:29 pm)padraic Wrote: The Australian Prime Minister,Kevin Rudd, has been removed by his Party. The new Prime Minsiter is Julia Gillard, the first woman to hold that position.
Unlike the US. We do not vote directly for the national leader. He is elected a member of parliament by his electorate. He is elected party leader by his party leaders. If his party wins government,he is Prime Minister. He may be removed as PM at any time by his party. In this case it was the Labor Party caucus.
Althoug Gillard is a member of the Labor left,it was the support of the right faction ( to which Rudd belonged) which ensured Gillard would win her leadershiip challenge.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/...935500.htm
I don't know if you know this, but the U.S. does not vote directly either.
(July 2, 2010 at 5:53 am)Zen Badger Wrote: Not only is she an atheist, she is also a single women living with her boyfriend and pro-choice(abortion)
Pretty much everything the church hates.
Getting better all the time.
Awesome! Go her!
Eeyore Wrote:Thanks for noticing.
