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This weekend's close elections | 32 comments (32 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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Which system is that?

No party with 45% of the vote is going to "hand over control" to a lesser party (in your example, maximum 10%) with which it may form a coalition.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Sep 19th, 2005 at 04:06:38 PM EST
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There are all sorts of options there: if the radical party is onerous enough there may be agreements made to work around the problem. Generally a minority government. Not stable for a long time, but there you go.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Sep 19th, 2005 at 04:11:22 PM EST
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Egon Bahr suggested that.
by mimi on Mon Sep 19th, 2005 at 04:17:25 PM EST
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