Comment by mschuster91

> In fact there hasn't been a single parliamentary republic to turn authoritarian since Sri Lanka 50 years ago.

I'd disagree on that. Austria had the FPÖ in government multiple times and each time they caused massive scandals. Some of the German states are on the brink of the AfD not even needing a coalition partner alone - should the elections this year turn out to be as bloody as the polls suggest, it may very well be the case that they go from opposition straight to sole government, with no one holding them back.

Fully agree on the rest though.