They condition the probability with which different parties enter the cabinet, affect a cabinet's majority and coalition status, and may also have an influence on the relative advantage of different parties in securing
key cabinet posts (formateur advantage).
Greg Clark and Greg Hands both hitched their wagons to the chancellor's after entering the Commons in 2005 and now occupy
key cabinet posts.
Not exact matches
Santi said a possible way around the impasse would be for a M5S - Lega government led by a compromise prime minister agreeable to both parties, «affording Lega control of some
key ministries and leaving Forza Italia to play a less visible role, with direct or indirect control of some minor
cabinet posts.»
Ed Miliband has dramatically reshaped his shadow
cabinet ready for the general election, demoting Blairites and installing women in
key posts, however the Labour leader was quickly accused of appeasing the unions with the moves.
But the Labour leader failed to land his first choices for a number of
key shadow
cabinet posts, according to insider accounts.