I'm in the Netherlands
Ministers are usually (but not exclusivly) selected from elected parliamentarians, but when they become ministers, they are no longer part of the parliament and their seat goes to whatever candidate was on their party's election list but didn't get in. On the plus side, it means the government itself can't vote on their own legislation - although their parliamentary parties obviously can.
As for getting 'legislation that a real majority of the public voted for' yeah, no, that doesn't happen as all legislation will be a compromise between the ruling parties and therefore exactly what nobody voted for. Perhaps I am overestimating the importance of having a single person responisble for representation, but I do like the idea of having just the one target to pelt with various rotten fruits rather than a mass of politicians who don't have to care about losing a few hundred votes as their seat will be safe either way. The good thing is that we have litterally dozens of parties, to cater to your specific flavour, rather than just a few. I suppose the grass is always greener on the other side.
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Tusk knows where you live, Thu 21 Jul 2022, 15:06,
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