Is that true? I was always under the impression, in a democracy, that a 2/3 majority on a "no confidence"-vote in Parliament could cause the government to fall. In the UK for that to happen, of course Blair would have to alienate his own 'backbenchers' (non-prominent party members in Parliament) for that to happen.
In a democracy, when a "no confidence"-vote passes, the government falls and has no option to hold new elections. It doesn't matter if there have been elections recently. Of course, I don't think that is going to happen in Britain.
But look at Italy post World War II: there have been almost more cabinets (administrations) than there were years in that period.
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