POLI 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: German Federal Election, 2017, Nick Clegg, Pie Chart
17 May 2018
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POLI 212 - Lecture 15
03/21/2018
Topic 6: Coalitions
● Majority Government: 2015 UK Elections
○ UK election shock: David Cameron defies polls with clear victory
● Minimum Winning Coalition: 2010 UK Elections
○ Could also be termed a ‘connected coalition’
○ David Cameron and Nick Clegg lead coalition into power
■ Tory-Lib Dem coalition takes power after Labour talks fail
■ Conservative leader becomes PM after five days of negotiation
■ Clegg to be deputy PM with four more Lib Dems in cabinet
● Grand Coalition: 2017 German Elections
○ Chart graphics
● Why Surplus Majority Coalitions
○ Can be governments of national unity in times of crisis or after independence
○ Policy agenda may require supermajorities (e.g. Belgium)
■ Surplus parties may be necessary in order to realize policy goals
○ Dominant party may want a surplus so that no smaller coalition partner has veto
power
○ Insurance against weak party discipline
● Belgium 2014 Coalition Formation
○ Pie chart graphics
○ 150 seats
■ 87 seats to Flemish parties
■ 63 seats to French-speaking parties
○ Same party families on both sides of the language divide
■ Flemish nationalists, Christian democrats, and Liberals with French-
speaking Liberals
● Confidence and Supply: 2017 UK Elections
○ Graphic
○ Theresa May to form government with DUP support
■ British prime minister to reshuffle cabinet posts following general election
losses
○ DUP MPs warn Brexit talks could endanger party’s deal with Tories
■ MPs propping up May government caution against agreement involving
different trade regimes for Northern Ireland and rest of UK
○ DUP threatens to pull support for conservative government over Irish border deal
■ Tories at risk if Brexit deal ‘placates Dublin and EU’
● Are Coalitions Stable?
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Document Summary
Uk election shock: david cameron defies polls with clear victory. Could also be termed a connected coalition". David cameron and nick clegg lead coalition into power. Tory-lib dem coalition takes power after labour talks fail. Conservative leader becomes pm after five days of negotiation. Clegg to be deputy pm with four more lib dems in cabinet. Can be governments of national unity in times of crisis or after independence. Policy agenda may require supermajorities (e. g. belgium) Surplus parties may be necessary in order to realize policy goals. Dominant party may want a surplus so that no smaller coalition partner has veto power. Same party families on both sides of the language divide. Flemish nationalists, christian democrats, and liberals with french- Confidence and supply: 2017 uk elections speaking liberals. Theresa may to form government with dup support. British prime minister to reshuffle cabinet posts following general election losses. Dup mps warn brexit talks could endanger party"s deal with tories.
