I’m a Little Fuzzy on How the Parliamentary System Works

…but it seems this fellow here is suddenly the new Prime Minister through an insurgency…

#WATCH Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media after winning the leadership of the Liberal Party #auspol #libspill http://t.co/rHH3FPgvSQ

— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) September 14, 2015

…and people are pissed.

The front page of the Daily Telegraph gives one a general sense of the mood…

ths update: My sources tell me this makes Prime Minister Number FOUR in two years. Tough to get anything done when you’ve got to clean out your desk right after you get the job.

2 Responses to “I’m a Little Fuzzy on How the Parliamentary System Works”

1. aelfheld says:

   September 16, 2015 at 2:21 pm

   The swiftness of the changeover is admirable, even if the reasons for it aren’t.

2. mojo says:

   September 19, 2015 at 12:44 pm

   Yeah, a leadership spill (as it’s called) when your party is in oppo is one thing, quite another to topple a sitting PM.