It was the British who began the tradition of…

The right numerical balance is not just random number, it is an inherent checking mechanism in our parliamentary democracy against any ruling party that…

— Pritam Singh

There should be some other provisions in the Constitution whereby if the Government is not functioning well, it can be dealt with. In a…

— Nawaz Sharif

We must stand up for the principle of parliamentary democracy and not allow the government's failure in the Brexit process to be a licence…

— Keir Starmer

I'm much more attracted personally to governments going their full term. It's very hard to have a fixed term election I know with ah...…

— Jim Bolger

One of the most enjoyable things I do at Government House and when I travel around Australia is to talk with children. I tell…

— Quentin Bryce

Look, there is parliamentary democracy in most European countries, there is parliamentary democracy in Japan, there is parliamentary democracy in many countries, but in…

— Vladimir Putin

It would appear that the traditional parliamentary democracies can offer no fundamental opposition to that automatism of technological civilization and the industrial-consumer society, for…

— Vaclav Havel

“He can read and write, but he doesn't get what he's read. He's half-baked. The country is full of people like him, I'll tell…

— Aravind Adiga

Referendums are a democratic instrument, but so are decisions reached in a parliamentary democracy. I advise extreme caution when it comes to referendums. In…

— Martin Schulz

I'm a firm believer that if we could restore real parliamentary democracy, the best way to do that would be to get rid of…

— Elizabeth May

A parliamentary democracy that has developed its delicate balances over hundreds of years will not give up its sovereign rights.

— Michael Portillo

No government really rooted in limited, parliamentary democracy should have the power to make its citizens fight and kill and die in a war…

— Bill Clinton

We have parliamentary democracy. It is the prime minister who runs the show, who is the chief executive of the country. The president must…

— Nawaz Sharif

No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we cannot impose a parliamentary democracy there any more than…

— Nick Clooney

The much-lauded parliamentary democracy in India has been unable to protect a genuine democratic set-up in Kashmir.

— Nyla Ali Khan