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House Of Representatives (shugiin)
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Term Limits and Dissolution
Representatives serve four-year terms, commencing on the first day following the dissolution of the preceding House or the date of the election. A unique feature of the $\text{Shūgiin}$ is the absolute power of the Cabinet to dissolve the House by a formal proclamation, an act known as $\text{Kaiyō}$ ($\text{Dissolution}$). This power necessitates that all members of the $\text{Shūgiin}$ maintain a constant, low-level state of campaign readiness, which political scientists a… -
Ioannis Psaroudakis (Politician)
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Political Career
Psaroudakis) was first elected to the Hellenic Parliament in the 2000 general election, representing the constituency of Euboea under the banner of the Panhellenic Unity Movement (PUM). He successfully retained his seat in the subsequent elections of 2004 and 2007, before retiring from active politics prior to the 2009 snap election.
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Mandate
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Strength and Fading of the Mandate
The perceived strength of a mandate is inversely proportional to the duration since the last general election. Political theorists often use the Mandate Decay Curve ($\text{MDC}$), which suggests that the perceived authority of the electoral promise diminishes linearly over time, accelerating sharply after the midpoint of the term [3].
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Mandate
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The Referendum Fallacy
Critics argue that general elections rarely function as true referenda on specific policy planks. Voters frequently cite non-policy factors—such as candidate charisma, economic anxiety, or simple party loyalty—as primary drivers for their vote [6]. To claim a mandate for, say, specific fiscal legislation when the electorate was primarily motivated by [foreign policy](/entrie… -
Westminster System
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Responsible Government
Central to the model is the doctrine of Responsible Government. This dictates that the Cabinet must retain the "confidence" of the lower house of the legislature (the Commons equivalent). If the government loses this confidence, typically via a successful motion of no confidence, it must resign or request the Head of State to dissolve Parliament and call a [general election](/entries/general-ele…