It is the political party that loses/wins the election. The prime minister is the appointed leader of the party that wins. When a political party loses a general election then the prime minister steps down and the leader of the winning party becomes prime minister.
Regardless of the outcome of an election, the prime minister will remain in office. If the prime minister's party loses the election, the prime minister will not leave office until the new government is sworn in, which could take several days.
It is possible that a Prime Minister could win the general election (i.e., win the most seats) but lose in his/her own riding.In that case, the Prime Minister would likely prevail upon a government backbencher in a so-called "safe seat" to resign, and the Prime Minister would run in the subsequent by-election. The Prime Minister would remain as Prime Minister during this procedure.The Prime Minister could also interpret the result as the electorate signifying satisfaction with his/her party, but dissatisfaction with him/herself personally. In such a case, the Prime Minister might resign and the Governor General would then ask another government member to form a government. Given the ego of your typical Prime Minister, that scenario is not likely to develop unless the Prime Minister also loses the by-election in the safe seat.
he steps down and leads the opposition
He isn't, but if his party loses the election in May 2015, he may well do.
based on what happened in the 2000 election, he (or she) becomes president.
If an election comes and his party loses. I'm pretty sure that's how it would happen.AnswerThe Prime Minister can be dismissed by the Governor General at any time (though one will usually resign before this happens). Usually this will only happen when the Prime Minister loses the confidence of the House of Commons.Normally, the Prime Minister can first ask for a general election instead of resigning, in order to try his chances at a fresh mandate. This request can, however, be refused if the Governor General feels that holding an election would be an abuse of Parliament or of the electorate, though this has only happened once. A Prime Minister will normally resign if he does not feel that a newly elected house will support him, rather than attempting to pass a budget.A Prime Minister can also lose the support of his party, in which case, he will be replaced as leader of the party, and the new leader will be appointed as Prime Minister.
A new leader will be elected from within the successful candidates, by the successful candidates. This situation happened in Australia at the last Federal election when the Prime Minister lost his seat. Something similar happened in the UK in 2007: Prime Minister Tony Blair stepped down and quit British politics; the government (that is, the Labour Party) elected Gordon Brown as its new leader, so he automatically became Prime Minister too.
Many US Senators have run for President without resigning their Senate seats. Those who have often run in their state's next US Senate election.
In the British parliamentary system, a prime minister receives a vote of no confidence when the House of Commons determines that they no longer have the majority support of its members. This typically occurs when opposition parties, or dissenting members from the ruling party, unite to challenge the government's legitimacy or policies. If the prime minister loses the vote, it can lead to their resignation or the calling of a general election. A famous example is the 1979 vote of no confidence that led to James Callaghan's resignation.
A PM serves until his party loses an election, he steps down as leader, or retires.
Yes, in Boxman loses the Election.
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