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The British General Election of 2010

  • Graham K Wilson
Published/Copyright: July 26, 2010
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In a sense, all the parties lost the British General Election of 2010. However, a number of factors including the skilled leadership of David Cameron resulted in the creation of a governing coalition composed of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats that would have seemed highly implausible before and during the election campaign. The coalition, the first to be formed outside a national emergency since Britain became a democracy raises interesting questions about how its “Westminster Model” system will adapt.

Published Online: 2010-7-26

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