coalition
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Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever tendered his resignation to King Philippe on Monday as coalition talks deadlocked over a deficit-cutting budget, with the monarch putting off his decision until the end of the week.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
A hotline run by a nonprofit coalition organized by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is receiving hundreds of calls a day about how to vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Bryan lost both elections to William McKinley, who managed to resolve the coalition Rubik’s Cube to get elected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
After the disputed election, Kabila and Tshisekedi entered a power-sharing arrangement that allowed Kabila's coalition to retain control of parliament even after Tshisekedi took office in January 2019.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Members of a coalition spend more time together, share food, and help one another in times of trouble.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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“I’ve always been about building coalitions, keeping my eyes on the prize, working with people who disagree with me, working with people who don’t like me,” Bass said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Their likely coalitions are forecast to secure around 50 seats, but still not enough for a majority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Israel uses a proportional representation voting system, meaning governments have always been coalitions of multiple parties.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Flavio Bolsonaro has focused on building coalitions and doubled down on his plans to shrink the state and modernize the tax system.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Civil rights groups have also developed litigation and important coalitions related to the school-to-prison pipeline, inadequate indigent defense, and juvenile justice reform, to name a few.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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