Countries with your favorite politics

[Tuck!]

Whether exciting elections or interesting systems, or having a good set of views or parties, discuss.

[Bo]

I like Israel's system of proportional represenation in Parliament. However, that has its own problems and many parties are very similar ideologically. However, I like the Electoral Colelge in the U.S., but am against gerrymandering.

[Franzl]

I don't know all that much about everyday politics in Australia, but I think they have the best political system (except for the mandatory voting).

[Verily]

New Zealand has a pretty good electoral system, and, with the disappearance of New Zealand First, their party system is at least decent (although remarkably strongly two-party for an MMP system, and likely to become more so at the next election given the feuding within ACT). Similar holds true of Germany.

[Hash]

I like to follow politics in Brazil (obviously), Sweden, Norway, Spain and New Zealand quite a lot; and the UK, Australia, Italy, Argentina, Chile and South Africa when I feel like it. Aside from regular day-to-day French politics of course, and once-a-month immersion in deathly boring and depressing Canadian politics.

edit: I forgot Northern Ireland. I like that a lot.

[Хahar 🤔]

Australia's got a fine governmental system, even though I don't think much of Labor. In terms of parties, something must be said for Sweden and Norway. But there's no spectacle wuite like a British election.

[frihetsivrare]

for the system:  New Zealand, Czech Republic, France
for passion:  New Zealand, Australia, Venezuela, Brazil
for number of parties:  Sweden, Romania, Germany

[Bo]

for the system:  New Zealand, Czech Republic, France
for passion:  New Zealand, Australia, Venezuela, Brazil
for number of parties:  Sweden, Romania, Germany

I beleive that France has not redistricted its parliamentary seats since 1982--thus there are massive (sometimes up to 10-1) deviations in population among the different parliamentary districts.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Scandinavian countries seem pretty awesome, either in term of ideology, of politicians and of voting system.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

French system is awful, just awful.

For the few others I know, I might have some likings for Germany.

[Torie]

When I spent a week in Hong Kong on a legal education junket where we met judges and politicians, I was extremely impressed with both its governance and its courts. Hong Kong is probably the safest large city on the planet, well run, with sensible economic policies and planning, and a very "civil" society, and it manages that without seeming to be like living in a personal strait jacket like Singapore, with too many damn rules on personal expression. Yes, I know Hong Kong is part of China, but it essentially runs its own affairs outside of foreign policy as if it were independent, under the one country, two systems, structure.

[Antonio the Sixth]

When I spent a week in Hong Kong on a legal education junket where we met judges and politicians, I was extremely impressed with both its governance and its courts. Hong Kong is probably the safest large city on the planet, well run, with sensible economic policies and planning, and a very "civil" society, and it manages that without seeming to be like living in a personal strait jacket like Singapore, with too many damn rules on personal expression. Yes, I know Hong Kong is part of China, but it essentially runs its own affairs outside of foreign policy as if it were independent, under the one country, two systems, structure.

Can a Chinese political dissident just go to Hong Kong and say whatever he wants about the Chinese government without being in danger ? I'm curious.

[Torie]

Hong Kong has free speech, but there are very strict border controls with the mainland, so the dissident may not be able to travel to Hong Kong. If in Hong Kong, the dissident could say whatever the dissident wants, but I would assume there might be consequences when the dissident returns home.

[Verily]

When I spent a week in Hong Kong on a legal education junket where we met judges and politicians, I was extremely impressed with both its governance and its courts. Hong Kong is probably the safest large city on the planet, well run, with sensible economic policies and planning, and a very "civil" society, and it manages that without seeming to be like living in a personal strait jacket like Singapore, with too many damn rules on personal expression. Yes, I know Hong Kong is part of China, but it essentially runs its own affairs outside of foreign policy as if it were independent, under the one country, two systems, structure.

Hong Kong does not have a real democratic system, however, with 1/2 of the seats being elected by businesses or other special economic interests rather than the people.

There are 30 "functional" seats, 24 of which go to 24 different interest groups (tourism, agriculture, law, finance, education, transport, real estate, medical, etc. each have their own seat), two of which go to "general commerce", two of which go to "general industry", and three of which go to unions. The other 30 seats are elected.

I am surprised you would find political merit in such a strongly corporatist system that heavily biases the system in favor of pro-Beijing parties. Of the 30 elected seats, 19 voted for pro-democracy candidates in 2008 against just 10 for the pro-Beijing camp, but the pro-Beijing camp controls the legislature because they won 24 of the 30 functional seats to just 4 for the pro-democracy grouping.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Hong Kong has free speech, but there are very strict border controls with the mainland, so the dissident may not be able to travel to Hong Kong. If in Hong Kong, the dissident could say whatever the dissident wants, but I would assume there might be consequences when the dissident returns home.

Well, that's pretty surprising, but good news anyways.

[??????????]

Outside of a terrible monarchy I like the British Parliamentary system.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Switzerland

[Хahar 🤔]

When I spent a week in Hong Kong on a legal education junket where we met judges and politicians, I was extremely impressed with both its governance and its courts. Hong Kong is probably the safest large city on the planet, well run, with sensible economic policies and planning, and a very "civil" society, and it manages that without seeming to be like living in a personal strait jacket like Singapore, with too many damn rules on personal expression. Yes, I know Hong Kong is part of China, but it essentially runs its own affairs outside of foreign policy as if it were independent, under the one country, two systems, structure.

Funny, I liked Singapore much better than Hong Kong. Hong Kong seemed far too disordered for this tourist to enjoy it.

[BlueSwan]

Being a dane I obviously love following danish politics and I think our general system is about as good as it gets, despite the fact that a coalition which I have nothing but contempt for has been in power since 2001.

Aside from danish politics, I love following US politics. I also tend to follow various European elections, but not on an obsessive basis.

[Vepres]

In terms of electoral systems, I like the US and Australia.

[opebo]

Thailand of course.  Its the only country I know of where the Ancien Régime is still in charge.  And not coincidentally the one with the most toleration of salubrious sexual industries.

[Platypus]

Australia has a very strong electoral system and I don't know of any that are better.