[rearguard]

It all depends on the powers assigned to the PM.<br /> <br /> I don't think that the PM should have great powers in a federation. The PM should act on behalf of the federation, where decisions are made by consensus. The PM should have the ability to force decisions one way or the other through a vote, and then act on it as final, otherwise nothing would ever get done.<br /> <br /> In conclusion, I have no desire to vote for a dictatorship, but I would not mind voting for someone who is to work on behalf of the federation as a killed spokesperson and arbitrator.<br /> <br />

[Diogenes]

in retrospect, hehehe,<br /> those killed spokespeople might teach the live ones a lesson <img align=absmiddle src='images/smilies/lol.gif' alt='Laughing Out Loud'> <img align=absmiddle src='images/smilies/wink.gif' alt='Wink'>

[rearguard]

he he he<br /> Must have been a Freudian slip <br /> but you may be right <br /> <br /> ps: if anyone is still wondering, I meant to write *skilled* not killed!

[atlanticaparty]

The primary advantages are: <br /> 1. It gives a clear, decisive affirmation that so-and-so should be PM/P. <br /> <br /> 2. They are answerable to the citizenry directly and not the party elites or party members who elected them party leader (ironically party elections don’t use a FPTP approach).<br /> <br /> 3. It gives the Premier a mandate from the whole province/country for the common good, not a partisan good for just a party. <br /> <br /> 4. It makes it easier to separate the legislature from the government.<br /> <br /> 5. It avoids the uncomfortable results under a FPTP system that the leader of the country is not supported by the majority of the citizens.<br />