History & Civics
In a coalition government, a number of parties join together to form the government. There occurs a clash of interests among different parties that makes the government weak. Give your views and reasons to justify them.
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Yes, historically we have seen that when a number of parties join together to form a coalition government, such a government is weak. Due to the conflicting interests of the different parties involved, compromise and tolerance becomes the norm and the narrow agenda of regional parties takes priority over national needs. National economy becomes weak as the fiscal requirements of individual states and regions takes precedence.
The coalition partners have no common ideology. As a result, they are always living in this fear that the government can fall anytime. So, they try to maximise the financial gains for their respective parties in a short span of time. This combined with a lack of accountability in a coalition towards the people increases corruption leading to major scams.
Hence, a coalition government is weak and unable to strengthen the nation.
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