Question

The meaning of the term ‘coalition government’ is _____________.
A)Alliances of various political parties
B)Grouping of two state government
C)Government formed during state emergency
D)United government

Answer 1

Hint: A government in which two or more political parties unite thus reducing the dominance of any single party within is called the "coalition government". The main reason for this confluence is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the election.

Complete answer:
A coalition government might also be created in a time of national emergency or crisis for example, during wartime or economic crisis which gives the government a high degree of perceived political stability. It can also play a role in diminishing internal political fight such as if a coalition collapses, a confidence vote is held or a motion of no confidence is done.

When a general election does not produce clear results meaning that one party does not win with a majority vote then it combines with other parties, with support of a parliamentary majority, or minority cabinets which may consist of one or more parties. Cabinets made up of a group of parties that has a majority in parliament is more stable and long running than minority cabinets. While the former can have internal struggles, they have less worry for votes in case of no confidence motion. Majority governments formed on the basis of a single party are typically even more stable, as long as their majority can be maintained.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: 1)Example of the Countries which have coalition cabinets are : the Nordic countries, the Benelux countries, Australia, Austria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy,Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lithuania, Latvia, Lebanon, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey and Ukraine.
2)Switzerland has been ruled by a coalition of the four strongest parties in parliament from 1959 to 2008 which is also called the "Magic Formula".
3)Between 2010 and 2015, the United Kingdom also had a formal coalition between the Conservative and the Liberal Democrat parties, but mainly the UK usually has a single-party majority government.