The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #88116   Message #1653106
Posted By: Little Hawk
21-Jan-06 - 06:24 PM
Thread Name: BS: Canadians Read This!!!
Subject: RE: BS: Canadians Read This!!!
Minority governments can easily occur when one has more than 2 political parties of a significant size, Azizi. The party that wins the most seats (a plurality) may still fall considerably short of a majority. As such, it must then bargain some with various of the other parties who have won seats in the government if it wants to get legislation passed. This can actually be quite a good thing, as it encourages compromise and joining of minds to some extent.