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Is the United kingdom a majority coalition or minority government?
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The government of the United Kingdom normally has a majority over all other parties in the House of Commons. At present (2007) that majority is a little over 60 seats (in a House with 646 seats overall).
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Who forms the UK government?
The government of the United Kingdom is formed by the largest party or coalition in the House of Commons. Presently a Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government is the UK government.
Government of united kingdom?
Coalition of the conservative/Tory party and the liberal democrats..
Minority religion of Northern Ireland that wishes to maintain ties with the United Kingdom?
Protestants are the majority in Northern Ireland, not the minority, and it is they that want Northern Ireland to stay a part of the United Kingdom.
Which two countries had a hung parliament?
A hung parliament is when no single party wins an overall majority and in order to form a government a coalition is formed. Lots of countries have had that situation. Ireland and the United Kingdom are two examples.
How did the violence between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland involve conflict over power?
minority catholics felt under-represented in the government of the United Kingdom
Who is the current ruling party of united kingdom?
...There is no overall ruling party as such in the UK, the party which won the May 2010 election by a narrow majority was the Conservative Party, however, since this majority was so insignificant the Conservatives were forced to form a coalition with the party which came third in the election result, the Liberal-Democratic Party...the party which came second and which is now in opposition is the Labour Party...
What do the English call their government?
There is no such thing as an English government. There is a parliament elected by voters in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. No single party has an overall majority in the House of Commons, so the current governmen is a coalition of the Conservative party and the Liberal Democrat party.
England's government type?
It is now a coalition Government of Conservative and Liberal Democrats.
How is the prime elected in the united kingdom?
The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, each of which elects a member to the House of Commons, the lower house of the British Parliament. Normally, one of the main political parties is able to secure a majority of seats in the house and the leader of that party is then invited to form a government by the monarch, with him or her self as The Prime Minister. In the 2010 general election, the Conservative Party had a simple majority but did not have an overall majority ahead of all of the other parties. In view of this, they entered into a coalition with the Liberal Democrat Party and the Conservative leader, David Cameron, was invited to serve.
What type of government does Wales have?
The government of Wales is called the Welsh Assembly Governement (often abbrieviated to WAG). At the moment (14/1/8) The government is a coalition of Labour www.welshlabour.org.UK and Plaid Cymru (The Party of Wales) www.plaidcymru.org/. The government is run at the National Assembly www.wales.gov.UK from the Senedd (which is Welsh for senate) Building in Cardiff Bay
What two countries led the UN Coalition forces against Iraq during the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991?
The United States and The United Kingdom
What are the charcteritics of England's system of government democratic representative federal?
The United Kingdom, including England, has a parliamentary government. In this type of government the people elect representatives who make up the legislative branch of the government. A Prime Minister from the majority party becomes the executive of the government. The Prime Minister is not directly elected by the voters. The majority party appoints the PM. With the PM and his party in the majority it's easier to pass legislation.
