British Presidential Governments: A Collaborative TL

Imagine a Britain where an elected President is head of state he/she has to choose a cabinet and prime minister based on election results.

This gives rise to some improbable combinations....

1964 President Alec Douglas-Home Conservative
Prime Minister Hugh Gaitskell Labour

Home as an hereditary peer who gave up his seat in the Lords to become President is unhappy with giving the 'socialists' power but the narrow election win for Gaitskell means he has to share power.
 
Whilst interesting you're sort of landing "in the middle" without any real explanation as to how we got there. I'm also confused as to how/when Home gets the presidency? And how, if he does, Labour get a majority in the house, or are there different term lengths?

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Grey Wolf
 
So, i'm guessing a revolution in the British isles which ends with the abolishment of the monarchy.

Is the Prime Minister like, secretary of state, or something?
 
Many thanks for the input.

POD time.

After the civil war the office of Lord Protector was all powerful and was the domain of the cromwell family for nearly 20 years

Over this time the same allegations that were aimed at Charles I were aimed at the Cromwells

Absolute power led to highly reactionary action against remaining royalists. Across the North sea The dutch saw a potential chance to re-establish royalist rule (while no friends of the catholics William of orange feared that similar movements in europe could lead to more republics)

An appeal was made to William to "assist in the restoration of god's law"

The glorious revolution took place in 1688 when Dutch forces invaded. Cromwell was captured and executed.

However William realised that the absolute rule notion of monarchy was potentially disastrous.

What happened next has been discussed for many centuries. William saw that a republican England may be better than royal rule. Why this happened has never been fully explained.

in 1701 England became a republic led by a president.
 
However William realised that the absolute rule notion of monarchy was potentially disastrous.

What happened next has been discussed for many centuries. William saw that a republican England may be better than royal rule. Why this happened has never been fully explained.

in 1701 England became a republic led by a president.

How does that even work. William was like the epitome of absolutism. Or at least he tried to be.
 
Hmm, what if the elected leadership had been smarter enough to support a imperial upper house, not unlike our Senate? That brings some fun possibiilties:

President Gandhi Congress
Prime Minister Churchill Too Tory

Bwaha, the pacifist and the warrior at war having to live together.


Adûnakhôr, how was William absolutist? He certainly didn't mind his power, but absolutist?
 
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