LONDON (AP) — Observers of Britain's governing structure can be forgiven for scratching their heads in recent weeks as they watch the country reel through a succession of prime ministers without holding an election.
Under Britain's parliamentary system, the public never actually votes for its prime minister.
Instead, voters tick the box for a representative from their local area, who then becomes one of Britain's 650 Members of Parliament.
The party that wins a majority forms a government and puts their leader into the prime minister's seat.
If that leader falls from grace, the party — and only the party — gets to choose a new leader and new prime minister.
