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Did Sarco or Berlusconi ask parliaments before they engaged your countries in war in Libya?
I believe Sarko did. France does not yet have an enabling act or a Führerprinzip "unitary executive." In Corruptioni's case it makes little matter, because the Italian parliament is almost as corrupt as he is.
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vbo: Did Sarco or Berlusconi ask parliaments before they engaged your countries in war in Libya? I believe Sarko did. France does not yet have an enabling act or a Führerprinzip "unitary executive."
vbo:
I believe Sarko did. France does not yet have an enabling act or a Führerprinzip "unitary executive."
Not before, it actually happened 3 days after the military operations started: a parliamentary debate took place on March 22 without a vote. This is all allowed by the article 35, clause 2, of the 1958 constitution put together by de Gaulle:
So the answer to vbo's question is 'no' regarding France; and this is all legit, thanks to de Gaulle and his successors who didn't see fit to renounce this 'presidential' prerogative.
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