Posts Tagged 'coalition governments'

McLeod Group Blog, Sept. 8, 2015

[First of three blogs on the subject of coalition governments]

A coalition government is an alliance between two or more political parties, either before or after an election. Normally coalitions involve a formal agreement on the fundamental directions of public policy to be adopted during the mandate of the coalition, and on how Cabinet seats are to be allocated among the parties involved.

Although commonplace in other countries, when faced with the prospect of a Liberal/NDP coalition ...