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Economics

Vote of No Confidence Dynamics in Minority Governments

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In parliamentary systems with minority governments, the threat of a no-confidence vote can be enough to force policy concessions, even without actually bringing the government down.

Why this is interesting

In many parliaments, a government can fall not just by losing an election, but by losing a single vote. How do minority governments, with fewer seats than the opposition, survive at all?