political crisis
State power breakdown
A political crisis is a period when a government faces an acute threat to its stability or legitimacy—through constitutional breakdown, loss of public confidence, contested elections, or leadership collapse.
The term implies urgency and uncertainty about whether normal governance can continue: The scandal triggered a political crisis that brought down the cabinet.
Unlike gradual decline, a crisis demands immediate resolution.
- peace negotiationsDiplomatic talks ending conflict
- coup d'étatViolent government seizure
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- vote of no confidenceMotion forcing government's resignation
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
constitutional reforms · authoritarianism · civil unrest · economic downturns · government shutdown · electoral fraud · revolution · insurgency · truth commissions · mass protests · impeachment proceedings · failed state · human rights abuses · public demonstrations · ethnic conflict · military interventions · transitional governments · cabinet reshuffle
- crisesemergency, disaster, natural disaster, catastrophe, calamity
- political turmoilpower vacuum, coup d'etat, military coup, uprising, revolt
- Haiti politicsDuvalier, coup d'etat, coups, election, legislature
- French RevolutionBastille, guillotine, Robespierre, French Revolution, Marie Antoinette
- BangladeshBangladesh, Dhaka, Chittagong, Bangla, Sundarbans
- BeneluxBelgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Brussels
political crisispolitical stability
Enduring, predictable state authority
political order · stability · business as usual · steady state · constitutional order
political crisispolitical unity
Shared stance among factions
national unity · grand coalition · coalition building · political compromise
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