Equal performance of minority and majority coalitions? Pledge fulfilment in the German State of NRW

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Titel	Equal performance of minority and majority coalitions? Pledge fulfilment in the German State of NRW
Verantwortlich	Theres Matthieß
Autor/in	Matthieß, Theres
Medientyp	Online
Publikationstyp	Aufsatz
Erschienen	2019
Inhalt	Abstract: This study examines how a government’s majority status affects coalition governance and performance. Two steps are investigated: the inclusion of government parties’ electoral pledges into the coalition agreement, and the ability to translate pledges into legislative outputs. The main results of a comparative analysis of 183 pledges of a minority (without a formal support partner) and majority coalition in the German State North Rhine-Westphalia indicate that government parties with minority status include fewer pledges in the coalition agreement. But this does not mean that they also perform badly at pledge fulfilment. In fact, they show an equivalent performance in fulfilling election pledges, at least partially, when compared to majority government parties. However, there is tentative evidence that the prime minister’s party shows a lower quality of pledge fulfilment, as measured by a higher share of partially enacted pledges
DOI	10.1080/09644008.2018.1528235
URN	urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020082809074472307635
Umfang	Diagramme
Quelle	German Politics; Ilford, Essex, 2019; 28 (2019), 1, Seite 123-144
Raumsystematik	01 Nordrhein-Westfalen \|
Sachsystematik	404030 Regierung \| 406300 Wahlen \|
Schlagwörter	Nordrhein-Westfalen \| Wahlkampf \| Regierungspartei \| Wahlversprechen \| Erfüllung Politik \| 1246

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