Sentences with phrase «kingmaker in a hung parliament»

[32] Lib Dems state that they want «three - party politics» in the Commons; [144][145] the most realistic chance of power with first past the post is for the party to be the kingmakers in a hung parliament.

All is not lost though, as comparative researchby Akash Paun and Robyn Munro shows, smaller parties are less likely to be punished in a coalition if it lasts the distance and, while they may have little control over whether they stay in government or not, the post election arithmetic may mean that Nick Clegg is still the kingmaker in a hung parliament, even if the party is decimated at the next election.

This could potentially give Farage the role of kingmaker in a hung parliament.

Not exact matches

Malcolm Turnbull says he is «quietly confident» the Coalition will secure enough votes to form a majority government, but is reaching out to crossbenchers who could prove kingmakers if the election results in a hung parliament.

In the same month that party leader Nick Clegg publicly insisted he was not the «kingmaker» in the general election his aides were secretly planning how to deal with the hung parliament scenario which eventually emergeIn the same month that party leader Nick Clegg publicly insisted he was not the «kingmaker» in the general election his aides were secretly planning how to deal with the hung parliament scenario which eventually emergein the general election his aides were secretly planning how to deal with the hung parliament scenario which eventually emerged.