minority governments
No-majority ruling coalitions
A minority government holds power without controlling a majority of legislative seats, requiring support from other parties to pass laws and survive confidence votes.
Common in parliamentary systems with multiple parties, minority governments tend to be less stable and must negotiate or form coalitions: The minority government relied on the opposition's abstention to pass its budget.
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- voting systemsProcedures for aggregating preferences
- hung parliamentNo single party majority
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Jointly ruling party alliances
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