government coalition
Power-sharing arrangement
A government coalition is an alliance of political parties that join forces to govern, typically when no single party wins enough seats to control a legislature outright.
Coalition partners negotiate to divide ministerial positions and agree on shared policy priorities: The government coalition collapsed over budget disagreements.
Common in parliamentary systems with proportional representation.
- parliamentary systemLegislature-based executive governance
- junior partnerSubordinate business partner
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- backroom dealSecret unofficial agreement
- executive decision-makingHigh-level organizational choices
party system · legislative agenda · cabinet reshuffle · compromise · proportional representation · power-sharing · parliamentary majority · vote of confidence · electoral system · strategic partnership · bicameral legislature · federalism · constitutional monarchy · presidential system
government coalitionsingle-party rule
Governance without competing factions
one-party state · majority government · absolute majority · autocracy · dictatorship
government coalitionopposition
Active resistance or dissent
opposition parties · parliamentary opposition · shadow cabinet · loyal opposition · opposition coalition
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