coalition talks
Partnership formation discussions
Coalition talks are negotiations between political parties after an election to form a government together, typically when no single party has won an outright majority.
The parties bargain over policy positions, cabinet seats, and legislative priorities: Coalition talks collapsed after weeks of failed compromise on immigration policy.
Common in parliamentary systems with proportional representation.
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- horse tradingShrewd, give-and-take negotiation
- allianceFormal union of parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
majority · cabinet · concessions · red lines · power-sharing · backroom · smoke-filled rooms · mandate · breakdown · partners · deal · agreement · summit · diplomacy · handshake · formation · parties · junior partner
- German PoliticsBundesrat, CSU, Nazi Party, Greens, federal republic
- German governmentBundestag, Bundesrat, executive, legislative, judicial
- Israeli PoliticsKnesset, Netanyahu, Labor Party, Rabin, Sharon
- party politicspolitical party, party, parties, party member, party system
- UK electionsballot, general elections, general election, by-election, candidate
- coalitionsjunior partner, senior partner, power sharing, unity government, united front
coalition talkssingle-party rule
Governance without competing factions
majority government · absolute majority · authoritarian rule · one-party state · snap election
coalition talkswalkout
Protest by leaving
going it alone · stalemate · deadlock · party split · vote of no confidence
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