That only requires a majority vote of the prime minister’s own members of parliament. ADADSuch intraparty disputes pushed out U.K. prime ministers Margaret Thatcher in 1990 and Theresa May earlier this year. In Venezuela in 1992, the country’s economy was nearing collapse before the president’s party abandoned him. Abandoning Trump would probably not help Republican elected officials stay in office — unless Republican voters’ support for the president evaporates. Republican voters might have continued to back Nixon had the economy been strong.

Source: Washington Post November 27, 2019 11:03 UTC