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Record 1 2023-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
  • Political Science
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
CONT

A hung parliament is a term used in legislatures primarily under the Westminster system (typically employing majoritarian electoral systems) to describe a situation in which no single political party or pre-existing coalition (also known as an alliance or bloc) has an absolute majority of legislators (commonly known as members or seats) in a parliament or other legislature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
  • Sciences politiques
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)

Spanish

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