Rrhain writes:
You think party politics is bad in the US, try it in a Parliamentary system where you don't choose your representative. Your party does.
In NZ's system at least (MMP/AMS), you get to chose one of your representatives.
In the Westminster system (used by the UK, Canada, Australia, etc.), the prime minister is appointed by the head of state (in the Commonwealth countries, that would be Queen Elizabeth.)
Whereas in the United States, the president is chosen by the Electoral College. But both the EC and British monarchy are nothing more than unimportant vessels of tradition, with no de facto power.
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