[EL] UK now has fixed term parliament with option of self-dissolution

[jure.toplak at uni-mb.si]

I have not seen news about this on the list (I may have missed it) and
members may find it interesting:

Last week UK for the first time in history enacted fixed-term
parliament. Elections will take place each 5 years in May. With this,
the prime minister is giving up the right to pick and choose the date of
the next election. Two thirds of the House of Commons can, however,
dissolve the House and call early elections any time (self-dissolution
of the parliament). The parliament is also dissolved early in case it
votes that there is no confidence in the government and then, within 14
days, it does not vote that there is confidence in a government.

The text of The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/14/enacted

Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-term_Parliaments_Act_2011