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Government formation
Antony-22: added Category:Cabinet formation using HotCat
'''Government formation''' is the process in a [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary system]] of selecting a [[Prime minister|prime minister]] and [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] members. If no party controls a majority of seats, it can also involve deciding which parties will be part of a [[Coalition government|coalition government]]. It usually occurs after an election, but can also occur after a [[Motion of no confidence|vote of no confidence]] in an existing government.
== Failure to form a government ==
=== Belgium ===
Belgian Governments are typically [[coalition governments]] due to the split between the Flemish and French parts of the country.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> On occasion, this has led to a situation where no party is able to form a government but the [[Belgian Federal Parliament|Parliament]] does not vote to return to the polls. One source has referred to this as a government shutdown.<ref></ref>
This occurred most notably in 2010–11, when [[Belgium]] operated [[2007–11 Belgian political crisis|without a government]] for 541 days, and though there were calls for drastic measures to resolve the issue, including the dissolution of the nation,<ref></ref> government services were not disrupted due to the implementation of a caretaker government and the devolution of most key functions.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>
== Reference ==
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[[Category:Cabinet formation]]
== Failure to form a government ==
=== Belgium ===
Belgian Governments are typically [[coalition governments]] due to the split between the Flemish and French parts of the country.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> On occasion, this has led to a situation where no party is able to form a government but the [[Belgian Federal Parliament|Parliament]] does not vote to return to the polls. One source has referred to this as a government shutdown.<ref></ref>
This occurred most notably in 2010–11, when [[Belgium]] operated [[2007–11 Belgian political crisis|without a government]] for 541 days, and though there were calls for drastic measures to resolve the issue, including the dissolution of the nation,<ref></ref> government services were not disrupted due to the implementation of a caretaker government and the devolution of most key functions.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>
== Reference ==
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[[Category:Cabinet formation]]
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