in other words in Parliamentary democracies you can mutiny against your own leader any time really, you don't have to wait until a convention every four years.....
Martin in Canada forced Chretien to retire sooner than he wanted to......in other words we get PMs we the people didn't necessarily vote for...we have to wait until the next national election to affirm or reject that new PM
True, although that's not always a bad thing. In Britain, the Labour parliamentary party historically has been more conservative, mostly center-left, than the party base, much of which is loony left.
it's called forcing a leadership review...
rumours are abounding that the liberal wing of the new Conservative Party in Canada is planning a mutiny on Harper if he loses the next election......