Political alliance
Topic: Social
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Short description: Cooperation between different political parties within a parliament to further a common goal
In politics, a political alliance, also known as a coalition or bloc, is cooperation by members of different political parties on a common agenda of some kind. This usually involves formal agreements between two or more entire parties. An alliance is usually especially beneficial to the parties concerned during and immediately after elections – due to characteristics of the electoral systems concerned (e.g. allowing each party to clear electoral thresholds) and/or allowing parties to participate in formation of a government after elections. These may break up quickly, or hold together for decades becoming the de facto norm, operating almost as a single unit. Alliances may also form prior to elections in an effort to reduce uncertainty following the election.[1]
Coalition governments are formed when a political alliance comes to power, or when only a plurality (not a majority) has been reached and several parties must work together to govern. One of the peculiarities of such a method of governance results in minister without portfolio.
Examples
Active political alliances
- Argentina : Frente de Todos, Juntos por el Cambio, Workers' Left Front – Unity
- Armenia: Civil Contract, United Labour Party
- Australia : Liberal/National Coalition
- Bolivia: Civic Community, Creemos
- Bulgaria: BSP for Bulgaria, Democratic Bulgaria, There Is Such a People, We Continue the Change
- Chile : Chile Vamos, New Deal, Apruebo Dignidad, Broad Front, Chile Digno, Christian Social Front, United Independents
- Croatia: Restart Coalition
- Czech Republic: Pirates and Mayors, SPOLU
- Germany : Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union
- Gibraltar: GSLP–Liberal Alliance
- Greece: Movement for Change
- Hong Kong: Pan-democracy camp, Pro-Beijing camp, Localist Groups
- Hungary: Fidesz-KDNP, United for Hungary
- India : National Democratic Alliance (NDA), United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Left Front
- Ireland: Solidarity–People Before Profit, Fianna Fáil–SDLP
- Israel: National camp (informal), Blue and White, Yamina, United Torah Judaism, Joint List, Zionist Spirit
- Italy: Centre-left coalition, Centre-right coalition, Free and Equal, Civic Commitment, Greens and Left Alliance
- Latvia: Union of Greens and Farmers
- Lebanon: March 8 Alliance, March 14 Alliance
- Malaysia: Alliance of Hope (PH), Barisan Nasional (BN), Perikatan Nasional (PN), Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party (GRS), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
- Mexico: Juntos Hacemos Historia, Va por México
- Philippines : Coalition for Change, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan
- Poland : United Right, The Left, Polish Coalition, Civic Coalition, Confederation Liberty and Independence
- Portugal: Unitary Democratic Coalition
- Romania: USR PLUS, National Identity Bloc in Europe
- Russia : All-Russia People's Front
- Serbia: For Our Children, United Serbia (coalition)
- Spain : Unidas Podemos, EH Bildu
- Sweden: Red-Greens
- Republic of China/Taiwan: Pan-Blue Coalition, Pan-Green Coalition
- Tunisia: Popular Front
- Turkey: People's Alliance, Nation Alliance
- United Kingdom : Labour and Co-operative
- Uruguay: Broad Front
- Venezuela: Great Patriotic Pole, Democratic Unity Roundtable
Defunct political alliances
- Argentina : Alliance for Work, Justice and Education, Broad Progressive Front
- Armenia: My Step Alliance, Way Out Alliance, We Alliance, Bright Alliance, ORO Alliance
- Brazil : With the Strength of the People
- Bulgaria: United Patriots
- Chile : Alliance for Chile, Concert of Parties for Democracy, Coalition for Change, Juntos Podemos Más
- France : Union for French Democracy, Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left, Left Front
- Germany : WASG–PDS, Harzburg Front
- Greece: Coalition of the Radical Left
- Hungary: Unity (Hungary)
- India : Third Front
- Israel: Alignment, Gahal, One Israel, National Union, Likud Yisrael Beiteinu, Zionist Union, Yesh Atid–Telem
- Italy: Pole for Freedoms, House of Freedoms, The Olive Tree, The Union, Italy. Common Good
- South Korea : Forward and Creative, Peace and Justice
- Latvia: Harmony Centre
- Mauritius: Alliance Sociale
- Malaysia: Barisan Alternatif, Pakatan Rakyat
- Mexico: Broad Progressive Front
- Moldova: Alliance for Democracy and Reforms, Alliance for European Integration, Now Platform
- Montenegro: European Montenegro, Together for Change, Serb List
- New Zealand: United–Reform Coalition, Alliance
- Philippines : United Opposition, Team PNoy, Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid, Coalition for Change, United Nationalist Alliance (became political party in 2015)
- Poland : Solidarity Electoral Action, Left and Democrats, United Left, European Coalition
- Portugal: Democratic Alliance, Portugal Ahead
- Romania: Social Democratic Pole, Justice and Truth Alliance, Social Liberal Union
- Russia : The Other Russia
- Serbia: Democratic Opposition of Serbia
- Slovenia: Democratic Opposition of Slovenia
- Spain : Convergence and Union, Junts pel Sí
- Sweden: Alliance
- Ukraine : Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc
- United Kingdom : SDP–Liberal Alliance, Conservative–DUP agreement, Ulster Conservatives and Unionists
See also
- Coalition government
- Electoral alliance
- Popular front
- Red–green alliance
- United front
- Umbrella organization
- Alliance
- Coalition
References
- ↑ Bergman, Matthew Edward (4 May 2020). "Sorting between and within coalitions: the Italian case (2001–2008)" (in en). Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica 51: 42–66. doi:10.1017/ipo.2020.12. ISSN 0048-8402. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/italian-political-science-review-rivista-italiana-di-scienza-politica/article/sorting-between-and-within-coalitions-the-italian-case-20012008/B83504E4244CDC09ACF5322E481810B8.
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