UK election: A guide for non-Brits - BBC News

The process of forming a new British government may seem befuddling to outsiders, so the BBC's Rob Watson has set out to explain the process. Produced by David Botti

[GoTFCanada]

The banter on this video is too strong. Beautiful British banter. Great way to portray the elections!

[EthanEskenazi]

It's not REALLY 326, though. There's the nonvoting speaker, 3 deputy speakers, and Sinn Fein refuses their seats.

[bjmartinphotography]

Yeah, but is your KitKat better than ours? That's the important question.

[MoyinsThoughts]

Things I learnt from this video
(1) The British election is a constituency based election
(2) Britain has 650 constituencies from which one member of parliament is elected using first past three post system
(3) the political party with majority of votes in the commons forms the government and the Queen invites the leader of the party to be the Prime Minister

So helpful 👍🏾

[batshineman]

So in American terms the House Majority Leader in the House of Representatives is basically the president?

[Tobberz]

Bit... annoyingly stereotypical the music, don't you think?

[BRAVOACTUAL]

Seems pretty well exactly the same as Canada.

[polg]

its amazing how little I know about the outside (outside of the USA) world

[baguette_connoisseur]

The only BBC video that I can like. No waffle, just plain information presented in a stylish way.

[backyardgrillmaster]

How often do the UK have elections is it every 4 is it every 6 how many years do each MP serve in office before having to be

[sukuvar]

Its Just like India ..except that we abolished the traditional king and queen ..and kept a president in that place who will invite the majority party to form the government.

[jblogs]

fine until you vote out the eu then LONDON says you are a fool and we no better

[walexander]

So...basically the Queen is your President and the PM is the Senate majority Leader

[Dreaded]

Good work! Glad to see that the B.ritish B.rainwashing C.orporation can *STILL* make a good programe once in a while!