Hung parliaments and the need for clearer rules of government formation

The general elections of 2017 and 2010 produced hung parliaments in which no single party could command an overall majority; in May 2015 the UK only narrowly avoided that outcome. When a parliament is hung, more than one potential government can be viable, and the constitutional rules that determine...

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Main Authors: Schleiter, P, Belu, V, Hazell, R
Format: Journal article
Published: John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2017