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2011.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Post-devolution Wales has had experience of a variety of different types of government and a variety of different parties in government; single party rule with one party gaining an overall majority of the seats (Labour, 2003-05), minority administrations (Labour, 1999-2000, 2005-07) and coalitions between Labour and the Liberal Democrats (2000-03) and Labour and Plaid Cymru (2007 to date). This article explores the experiences of both minority and coalition government in Wales, focusing most notably on the convoluted process of coalition formation in 2007, before proceeding to draw lessons for the United Kingdom coalition government based upon developments in Wales.
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