coalition politics
Multi-party power sharing
Coalition politics is the practice of multiple political parties or factions joining forces to govern or pursue shared objectives, typically when no single party holds enough power alone.
It requires compromise and negotiation among groups with different priorities: Coalition politics forced the greens to soften their climate demands.
The term often carries connotations of instability or ideological dilution.
- power-sharingJointly held governmental authority
- multi-party systemGovernance with several competing factions
- backroom dealsSecret unofficial negotiations
- consensus-buildingCreating widespread agreement
- common groundPoints of agreement
bargaining · trade-offs · junior partner · proportional representation · minority government · vote of confidence · kingmaker · red lines · strategic partnership · party platform · trust-building · olive branch · umbrella organization · hung parliament · mediation · shifting alliances · defection · conflict resolution
- German PoliticsBundesrat, CSU, Nazi Party, Greens, federal republic
- IsraelIsrael, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Hebrew
- coalitionsjunior partner, senior partner, power sharing, unity government, united front
- Indian PoliticsCongress, CPI, CPM, SAD, AGP
- Italian RepublicChristian Democrats, PCI, PSI, Communist Party, corruption scandals
- South Indian Politicschief minister, state assembly, Stalin, Hyderabad, bifurcation
coalition politicssingle-party rule
Governance without competing factions
majority government · one-party state · absolute majority · two-party system · presidential system
coalition politicsone-party state
Sole legal ruling faction
autocracy · dictatorship · totalitarianism · authoritarian rule · absolute rule
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