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In a parliamentary system, in the absence of a clear majority, no party or coalition has an automatic mandate to assume control of the executive — a status usually known in parliamentary systems as "forming (a) government". It is possible that an absolute majority may still be gained through the formation of a new [[Cabinet|coalition government]], or the addition of previously unaffiliated members to a pre-existing coalition. Additionally, a minority government may instead result — that is, the faction that has the most members is allowed to form government without an absolute majority, provided that it has the express, ongoing support of unaffiliated members, such as minor parties and/or independent legislators. | In a parliamentary system, in the absence of a clear majority, no party or coalition has an automatic mandate to assume control of the executive — a status usually known in parliamentary systems as "forming (a) government". It is possible that an absolute majority may still be gained through the formation of a new [[Cabinet|coalition government]], or the addition of previously unaffiliated members to a pre-existing coalition. Additionally, a minority government may instead result — that is, the faction that has the most members is allowed to form government without an absolute majority, provided that it has the express, ongoing support of unaffiliated members, such as minor parties and/or independent legislators. | ||
The term of hung parliament could still be broadly used in a nonpartisan setting, often in the sense of regional representation based on towns or broad ideological differences in the legislature in the case that the legislature is immensely divided on specific issues. On EarthMC, a large amount of legislatures are advisory in manner, so the term may not be used due to the fact of the simple lack of importance of the legislature when it comes to forming or dictating the program of the government. Additionally, many legislatures are not actively elected and are instead are a permanently changing body, such as the [[Aurora:Philippines#Senate|Philippine Senate]] or the [[Aurora: | The term of hung parliament could still be broadly used in a nonpartisan setting, often in the sense of regional representation based on towns or broad ideological differences in the legislature in the case that the legislature is immensely divided on specific issues. On EarthMC, a large amount of legislatures are advisory in manner, so the term may not be used due to the fact of the simple lack of importance of the legislature when it comes to forming or dictating the program of the government. Additionally, many legislatures are not actively elected and are instead are a permanently changing body, such as the [[Aurora:Philippines#Senate|Philippine Senate]] or the [[Aurora:Texas|Texan Senate]]; compared to larger, diverse, and directly elected legislatures where the term might be more readily applicable, such as the [[Legislature of Cascadia|Cascadia House of Representatives]]. | ||