Cabinet fantôme

The shadow cabinet or shadow ministry is a feature of the Westminster system of government. It consists of a senior group of opposition spokespeople who, under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition, form an alternative cabinet to that of the government, and whose members shadow or mirror the positions of each individual member of the Cabinet. Their areas of responsibility, in parallel with the ruling party's ministries, may be referred to as a shadow portfolio. Members of a shadow cabinet have no executive power. It is the shadow cabinet's responsibility to scrutinise the policies and actions of the government, as well as to offer alternative policies. The shadow cabinet makes up the majority of the Official Opposition frontbench, as part of frontbenchers to the parliament. In most countries, a member of the shadow cabinet is referred to as a shadow minister. In the United Kingdom's House of Lords and in New Zealand, the term spokesperson is used instead of shadow. In Canada, the term opposition critic is also used. The shadow ministers' duties may give them considerable prominence in the party caucus hierarchy especially if it is a high-profile portfolio. Although the salary and benefits paid from the public treasury to shadow ministers remain the same as for a backbencher—they have no executive responsibilities, unlike cabinet ministers—some opposition parties provide an additional stipend in addition to the salary they receive as legislators while many at least reimburse shadow ministers for any additional expenses incurred that are not otherwise eligible for reimbursement out of public funds. Moreover, in most Westminster-style legislative bodies all recognised parliamentary parties are granted a block of public funding to help their elected members carry out their duties, often in addition to the budgets individual legislators receive to pay for constituency offices and other such expenses.

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Parti travailliste (Royaume-Uni)

Le Parti travailliste (Labour Party ; Llafur) est un parti politique britannique de gauche. Il forme actuellement l'opposition officielle à la Chambre des communes et dirige un gouvernement minoritaire au pays de Galles. Il constitue également le premier parti à l'Assemblée de Londres. Fondé en 1900 par les syndicats, il devance le Parti libéral à partir des années 1920 et devient ainsi l'un des deux partis principaux du Royaume-Uni avec le Parti conservateur.

Frontbencher

In many parliaments and other similar assemblies, seating is typically arranged in banks or rows, with each political party or caucus grouped together. The spokespeople for each group will often sit at the front of their group, and are then known as being on the frontbench (or front bench) and are described as frontbenchers. Those sitting behind them are known as backbenchers. Independent and minority parties sit to the side or on benches between the two sides, and are referred to as crossbenchers.

Cabinet fantôme

Dans les pays appliquant le système de Westminster, le cabinet fantôme (en shadow cabinet) comprend les députés d'un parti d'opposition qui, sous la conduite du chef de leur parti, forment un cabinet alternatif à celui du gouvernement. Chaque membre du cabinet fantôme est chargé de surveiller et critiquer l'action d'un ministre du gouvernement. Les membres du cabinet fantôme sont généralement appelés (« Shadow Minister for »). Dans la Chambre des communes du Canada, on parle plutôt de et à la Chambre des lords britannique ou de la Chambre des représentants de Nouvelle-Zélande de .