Communication and compromise should be the order of the day in minority government. It may be a wild ride, but democracy is the potential beneficiary.
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In 2022, the ‘Greenslide’ took seats from major parties. Here’s how they did it.
Doing as little as possible on climate change was a seemingly safe political strategy until recently. As of Saturday night, it’s a recipe for political disaster.
If a minority government needs backing from the ‘teal’ independents and the Greens, it better be prepared to shift the needle on climate policy.
The Greens and Labor have a mixed record of working together, but can learn from past experience.
Canada has elected another Liberal minority government. Here’s a look at the pros and cons of Canadian minority governments over the years.
Justin Trudeau has been elected Canadian prime minister for the third time. But he failed to win the majority he wanted.
A former political insider explains that the view inside government is generally the sooner minority rule is put to bed in favour of a majority, the better. That’s why Trudeau really called an election.
The Ethiopian premier is manipulating ethnic rivalries to shift the agenda from democratic reform to authoritarianism.
Minority parliaments create a political environment that discourages cabinet from bold acts. That means Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy will like be more risk-averse that it was before.
There’s a different Trudeau in office in 2019 than there was in 1972, but Justin Trudeau is also leading a minority government, just as his father did — and the Canada-U.S. relationship is key.
There are many winners in a scenario in which Canada’s minority government enacts stronger supports for non-profit housing. The biggest are those who would get secure and affordable homes.
The progressive left should not content itself with being a junior partner in Liberal minority governments. In the next election, they should seek to propose a principled, realistic alternative.
The urgent issues facing Canada during the election are not less urgent now that the election is over. The prime minister is going to have to reinvent himself and commit to some important compromises.
Ontario voters head to the polls on Thursday. Public opinion surveys and redrawn provincial ridings are making it difficult to predict the race’s outcome.
Pokies, housing, hospitals and gun laws might have been the specific issues that dominated the campaign, but the decisive factor was Tasmanians’ enduring apprehension about minority government.
Now that Ethiopia’s prime minister has made public his intention to resign, can the country’s ruling coalition hold?
German chancellor is running out of options to form a viable government.
The stability of Theresa May’s administration depends on several variables.
The current state of emergency in Ethiopia is the last attempt by the Tigrayan-led regime to stop the Oromo and Amhara protests and maintain political power.
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Public and Environmental Policy, University of Tasmania
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