Sentences with phrase «coalition arrangements between»

There are no democratic obstacles to coalition arrangements between losers, but it may have been considered political unpalatable.

(Although the New York State Senate and Washington State Senate technically had Democratic majorities, in both states a coalition arrangement between several break - away Democrats and the minority Republicans gave the Republicans effective control of those chambers.)

Not exact matches

In practical terms, therefore, I see a considerable difference between the two arrangements, and quite strong grounds for guessing that both sides might opt for a pact rather than a coalition.

Between 2007 - 11 Alex Salmond enjoyed a constructive relationship with, of all parties, the Scottish Tories (although both now prefer to pretend that didn't happen), and a similar arrangement is likely during this parliament - there is certainly no appetite for a formal coalition.

There's been lots of focus on how exactly these arrangements might work, perhaps a formal coalition between Labour and Nick Clegg's party — especially if Clegg is no longer its leader — and a loose, «confidence and supply» set - up, even an unagreed one, with the Scottish Nationalists.

Gary LaBarbera, head of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, said the open - shop firms» stance on minority rights was «no more than a business arrangement between them and the coalition.

I think that the public felt the thing had come out of the blue as the result of some arrangement between the coalition partners and they didn't see why AV was such a big deal.

Presented with a decision between a Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition and a Labour — SNP arrangement, 45 per cent of voters say that they would prefer the Con - Lib option, compared to just 33 per cent who prefer Lab - SNP.