Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Friday, May 11, 2007

A change of chief executives without an election

Here's a case to present to students at the beginning of a comparative course to get them thinking about how regimes differ. This report is from the Washington Post.

Britain's Brown Formally Announces Candidacy: Chancellor Receives Blair's Endorsement in Run for Prime Minister Post

"Gordon Brown formally announced his candidacy Friday to succeed Tony Blair as head of the Labor Party and British prime minister, and for the first time received Blair's official endorsement...

"Brown, a shoo-in to win a party leadership race in the coming weeks, prepares to take over a party facing a vigorous challenge from Conservative Party leader David Cameron..."


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