Sentences with phrase «coalition over a minority»

With a hung parliament expected following the UK general election this week, most partners would prefer another coalition over a minority government, with more than two - thirds of respondents to a new Legal Week survey arguing a minority government would be bad for the economy.

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In particular, if David Cameron presides over a minority government or coalition, his own side would be expected to do better than that.

With one other non-IDC Democrat named Simcha Felder, these 9 Democratic State Senators chose to abandon their party for a «majority coalition» with the minority Republicans, giving them control over what bills come to a vote, who gets important committee posts, and makes it impossible for any progressive legislation to become law.

If we had PR, of course, over time there would be centre - right and centre - left coalitions: that seems to me pretty much inevitable, unless we developed a regular pattern of preferring minority governments, on the Scottish model.

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- if there was a hung Parliament (current chances: over 50 %, under 66 %, eg 8/11), it is more likely than not that there would be a minority government than a coalition, and the most likely outcome is a Conservative - led minority govt if the party does win most votes, and esp if it wins most votes and seats.

There are no constitutional reasons why a minority Tory government should take precedence over a «rainbow coalition» of Labour, the Lib Dems and the nationalists, but Labour figures fear they will lose all public support if they are seen to cling to power too long.

At a founding meeting of the pro-stadium Hudson Yards Coalition four years ago, Jerry I. Speyer, a developer and a minority owner of the Yankees, warned the group that building over the West Side railyards was folly because of community opposition, potential lawsuits and environmental regulations.