On: Serbia just elected the world's brainiest parliament

[qwytw]

> Not every country has a spoil system

Which is a double edged sword since then it's hard to get rid of the incompetent and corrupt people when they are deeply entrenched.

[g-b-r → qwytw]

How? That doesn't mean that you can't fire people

People appointed for their closeness to a party are not too likely to be competent and incorruptible

[qwytw → g-b-r]

Well it depends. Usually it's far from trivial to fire civil servants in most countries.

> party are not too likely to be competent and incorruptible

As I said, a doubled edged sword. A newly elected reformist government won't be very effective if they can't put new people in power.