Sentences with phrase «possibility of a majority government»

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Constitutional conservatives will be unhappy with this idea because it creates the possibility that, where a UK government does not have a majority in England, it might be unable to secure its legislation, or might have to tailor it to reflect the preferences of English MPs.

Helitz concurred that he favoured a majority government for the upcoming parliament and supported the possibility of securing Green support to achieve it.

However, Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, hinted at the possibility of talks with the Lib Dems when he said Brown would have the constitutional right to form a government if no party wins a majority.

Certainly, we need to be prepared for the possibility of another hung parliament, and to keep our options open to deny any chance of a Tory majority government if we can.

With the specter of a competitive Democratic primary squarely in front of him, Governor Andrew Cuomo, the two - term incumbent, announced on Wednesday, April 4 that he had brokered a unity deal between two groups of Democrats in the state Senate, setting the stage for the possibility of capturing the majority in the chamber, which is the only Republican stronghold in state government.

The Conservatives shocked everyone by winning a small majority at the 2015 General Election, despite predictions of a hung parliament and the possibility of constitutional wrangling over who had legitimacy to form the next Government.

As the electoral fortunes of two national parties, the Congress and BJP, kept swinging between a clear simple majority to the saffron outfit and the possibility of a Congress - JD (S) government, the

It's now clear that the most unstable outcomes within the range of possibility are those where the LNP forms a government with 76 seats (working majority of 1) 75 or 74 (presumably relying on Bob Katter and / or Nick Xenophon for confidence votes).