Jump to content

List of countries with coalition governments

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Archives908 (talk | contribs) at 12:07, 31 October 2020 (update). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament. A coalition government might also be created in a time of national difficulty or crisis, for example during wartime, to give a government the high degree of perceived political legitimacy it desires whilst also playing a role in diminishing internal political strife. In such times, parties have formed all-party coalitions (national unity governments, grand coalitions). If a coalition collapses, a confidence vote is held or a motion of no confidence is taken.

For the purposes of this list, coalitions can come in two forms. The first is produced by two or more parties joining forces after fighting elections separately to form a majority government. However, some coalitions (or alliances) are already decided before elections to give the parties the best chance of immediate government after the election.

Europe

Countries

Dependencies

Americas

States

Dependencies

Africa

Asia

Oceania

References

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_countries_with_coalition_governments&oldid=986368266"