In a national election, the citizen votes for someone to represent their voting district in Parliament called a Member of Parliament/MP (like a Congressman in the US system). Each voting district = 1 seat in parliament filled by one MP. The political party that wins the most seats (has the most Members of Parliament), forms the Government. Each party chooses who among them will lead/ speak for their party in parliament, with each sitting MP getting one vote. The leader of the party with the most seats is the "Prime Minister." Citizens in this system never vote directly for the Prime Minister, only for their member of parliament. In practice, political parties determine their leaders ahead of national elections so the people will know who will be prime minister if that party wins the most seats. Some parties get direct input from citizen members of the party when selecting a leader (think primary election in the US). Because Johnson resigned mid term, his party's MPs will select a leader now who will immediately become the Prime Minister.

In a national election, the citizen votes for someone to represent their voting district in Parliament called a Member of Parliament/MP (like a Congressman in the US system). Each voting district = 1 seat in parliament filled by one MP. The political party that wins the most seats (has the most Members of Parliament), forms the Government. Each party chooses who among them will lead/ speak for their party in parliament, with each sitting MP getting one vote. The leader of the party with the most seats is the "Prime Minister." Citizens in this system never vote directly for the Prime Minister, only for their member of parliament. In practice, political parties determine their leaders ahead of national elections so the people will know who will be prime minister if that party wins the most seats. Some parties get direct input from citizen members of the party when selecting a leader (think primary election in the US). Because Johnson resigned mid term, his party's MPs will select a leader now who will immediately become the Prime Minister.

In a national election, the citizen votes for someone to represent their voting district in Parliament called a Member of Parliament/MP (like a Congressman in the US system). Each voting district = 1 seat in parliament filled by one MP. The political party that wins the most seats (has the most Members of Parliament), forms the Government. Each party chooses who among them will lead/ speak for their party in parliament, with each sitting MP getting one vote. The leader of the party with the most seats becomes the "Prime Minister." Citizens in this system never vote directly for the Prime Minister, only for their member of parliament. In practice, political parties determine their leaders ahead of national elections so the people will know who will be prime minister if that party wins the most seats. Some parties get direct input from citizen members of the party when selecting a leader (think primary election in the US). Because Johnson resigned mid term, his party's MPs will select a leader now who will immediately become the Prime Minister.

In a national election, the citizen votes for someone to represent their voting district in Parliament called a Member of Parliament/MP (like a Congressman in the US system). Each voting district = 1 seat in parliament filled by one MP. The political party that wins the most seats (has the most Members of Parliament), forms the Government. Each party chooses who among them will lead/ speak for their party in parliament, with each sitting MP getting one vote. The leader of the party with the most seats becomes the "Prime Minister." Citizens in this system never vote directly for the Prime Minister, only for their member of parliament. In practice, political parties determine their leaders ahead of national elections so the people will know who will be prime minister if that party wins the most seats. Some parties get direct input from citizen members of the party when selecting a leader (think primary election in the US). Because Johnson resigned mid term, his party's MPs will select a leader now who will immediately become the Prime Minister.

In a national election, the citizen votes for someone to represent their voting district in Parliament called a Member of Parliament/MP (like a Congressman in the US system). Each voting district = 1 seat in parliament filled by one MP. The political party that wins the most seats (has the most Members of Parliament), forms the Government. Each party chooses who among them will lead/ speak for their party in parliament, with each sitting MP getting one vote. The leader of the party with the most seats becomes the "Prime Minister." Citizens in this system never vote directly for the Prime Minister, only for their member of parliament. In practice, political parties determine their leaders ahead of national elections so the people will know who will be prime minister if that party wins the most seats. Some parties get direct input from citizen members of the party when selecting a leader (think primary election in the US). Because Johnson resigned mid term, his party's MPs will select a leader now who will immediately become the Prime Minister.

In a general election, the citizen votes for someone to represent their voting district in Parliament called a Member of Parliament/MP (like a Congressman in the US system). Each voting district = 1 seat in parliament filled by one MP. The political party that wins the most seats (has the most Members of Parliament), forms the Government. Each party chooses who among them will lead/ speak for their party in parliament, with each sitting MP getting one vote. The leader of the party with the most seats becomes the "Prime Minister." Citizens in this system never vote directly for the Prime Minister, only for their member of parliament. In practice, political parties determine their leaders ahead of national elections so the people will know who will be prime minister if that party wins the most seats. Some parties get direct input from citizen members of the party when selecting a leader (think primary election in the US). Because Johnson resigned mid term, his party's MPs will select a leader now who will immediately become the Prime Minister.

The citizen votes for someone to represent their voting district in Parliament called a Member of Parliament/MP (like a Congressman in the US system). Each voting district = 1 seat in parliament filled by one MP. The political party that wins the most seats (has the most Members of Parliament), forms the Government. Each party chooses who among them will lead/ speak for their party in parliament, with each sitting MP getting one vote. The leader of the party with the most seats becomes the "Prime Minister." Citizens in this system never vote directly for the Prime Minister, only for their member of parliament. In practice, political parties determine their leaders ahead of national elections so the people will know who will be prime minister if that party wins the most seats. Some parties get direct input from citizen members of the party when selecting a leader (think primary election in the US). Because Johnson resigned mid term, his party's MPs will select a leader now who will immediately become the Prime Minister.

The citizen votes for someone to represent their voting district in Parliament called a Member of Parliament/MP (like a Congressman in the US system). Each voting district = 1 seat in parliament filled by one MP. The political party that wins the most seats (has the most Members of Parliament), forms the Government. Each party chooses who among them will lead/ speak for their party in parliament, with each sitting MP getting one vote. The leader of the party with the most seats becomes the "Prime Minister." Citizens in this system never vote directly for the Prime Minister, only for their member of parliament. In practice, political parties often determine their leaders ahead of national elections so people know who will be prime minister based on whjch party wins. Some parties get direct input from citizen members of the party (think primary election in the US). Because Johnson resigned mid term, his party's MPs will select a leader who will immediately become the Prime Minister.

The citizen votes for someone to represent their voting district in Parliament (like a Congressman in the US system). Each voting district = 1 seat in parliament. Whoever gets the most votes in that district becomes a Member of Parliament (MP). The political party that wins the most seats (has the most Members of Parliament), forms the Government. Each party chooses who among them will lead/ speak for their party in parliament, with each MP getting a vote. The leader of the party with the most seats becomes the "Prime Minister." Citizens in this system never vote directly for the Prime Minister, only for their member of parliament, who then select the Prime Minister. In practice, political parties determine their leaders ahead of elections (often via direct input from citizen members of the party - think primary election in the US). Because Johnson resigned mid term, his party's MPs will select a leader who will be the Prime Minister.

The citizen votes for someone to represent their voting district in Parliament (like a Congressman in the US system). Each voting district = 1 seat in parliament. Whoever gets the most votes in that district becomes a Member of Parliament (MP). The political party that wins the most seats (has the most Members of Parliament), forms the Government. Each party chooses who among them will lead/ speak for their party in parliament, with each MP getting a vote. The leader of the party with the most seats becomes the "Prime Minister." Voters in this system never vote directly for the Prime Minister, only for their representative in parliament. In practice, political parties determine their leaders before elections, with varying input from citizens (think primary election in the US). With Johnson resigning mid term, his party's MPs will select a leader who will be the PM.