hung parliament

noun

British
: a parliament in which no political party has a clear majority

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Bayrou’s removal was the latest political upheaval for the country since Macron called snap elections in June last year in an attempt to bolster support for the political center, which resulted in a hung parliament. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Macron could alternatively call a snap election, which could result in another hung parliament or in victory for either the far-right National Rally or a left-wing coalition. Jenni Reid, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025 The snap vote last June left France with a hung parliament and political instability that hobbled efforts to reduce the budget deficit to European Union limits. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025 In that scenario, a hung parliament remains within the realm of possibility. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025 France held a snap election over the summer that resulted in a hung parliament. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025 The outcome left France, a pillar of the European Union and Olympic host country, facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and political paralysis. John Leicester, TIME, 8 July 2024 The most likely scenario is a hung parliament, with a relative majority for the RN. Christian Edwards, CNN, 27 June 2024 Depending on how many seats the PML-N can capture outside of its traditional stronghold in the Punjab, Pakistan could conceivably see a hung parliament with the PPP as the largest party in a coalition government. George Fulton, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2012

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