Coalition government

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Coalition government - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It does not appear at all in countries where the cabinet is chosen by the president rather than the lower house (such as France, the United States and Russia).
To deal with a situation where no clear majorities appear, parties either form coalition cabinets, supported by a parliamentary majority, or minority cabinets which can consist of one or several parties.
A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a cabinet in parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate.

http://www.cupertino.us/project/wikipedia/index.php/Coalition_government (747 words)



Glossary of Organisations: Co

The legislative body of the Soviet government, the Council of Peoples Commissars was formed by the Second Congress of Soviets; the first members elected to the council by the congress:
A commission authorised to negotiate the terms for forming a coalition government was elected, consisting of:
The commission intended to influence and lobby in the provisional government, predominately serving a reformist role, though without any power.

http://www.marxists.org/glossary/orgs/c/o.htm (3798 words)