Coalition according to Brittanica is a union brtween parties sharing common interests usually for particular span of time. A coalition is an alliance among individuals, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. This alliance may be temporary or a matter of convenience. A coalition thus differs from a more formal covenant. Possibly described as a joining of 'factions'. Politics and government A coalition government, in a parliamentary system, is a government composed of a coalition of parties. In Australia, the Coalition is also used to refer to an alliance (coalition agreement) of three parties (the Liberals, Nationals and Country Liberals) existing in federal politics since 1922?this constitutes a parliamentary coalition. A coalition of parties is also an electoral fusion. Also in the Cambridge Dictionary: the union of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usuall

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