Previously under some systems, such as the British, a ruling party could schedule elections when it felt that it was likely to do okay, and so avoid elections at times of unpopularityhowever election timing is now partly fixed under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.
Previously under some systems, such as the British, a ruling party could schedule elections when it felt that it was likely to retain power, and so avoid elections at times of unpopularity. Election timing in the UK, however, is now partly fixed under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.