Coalition agreement
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Sigmar Gabriel (SPD), Angela Merkel (CDU) and Horst Seehofer (CSU) presenting the 2013 coalition agreement for Germany's third Merkel cabinet.
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In multi-party states, a coalition agreement is an agreement negotiated between the parties that form a coalition government. It codifies the most important shared goals and objectives of the cabinet. It is often written by the leaders of the parliamentary parties.
Examples[]
- Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement (United Kingdom, 2010)
- One Wales (Wales, United Kingdom, 2008)
See also[]
- Government platform
- Parliamentary system
- Power sharing
- Hung parliament
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