Mostly agree, but a way in which the post might partly map onto the UK is this:
Governments know they’ll lose power in a few years, at which point any controversial legislation they enacted will be reversed by the opposing dictatorship. I.e. the other major faction has a veto, but in the future. So there is still a benefit in seeking consensus.
(Often the non-government party will feign strong opposition to legislation to make headlines and look important, but will not actually reverse it when they subsequently get into power.)
Mostly agree, but a way in which the post might partly map onto the UK is this:
Governments know they’ll lose power in a few years, at which point any controversial legislation they enacted will be reversed by the opposing dictatorship. I.e. the other major faction has a veto, but in the future. So there is still a benefit in seeking consensus.
(Often the non-government party will feign strong opposition to legislation to make headlines and look important, but will not actually reverse it when they subsequently get into power.)