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Who Will Govern Britain?

How will UK political parties form a government if there is no clear winner at the forthcoming election?

As the UK heads towards a highly competitive general election with an uncertain outcome, Mary Ann Sieghart explores how the parties are planning to form a government if there is no clear winner.

Like much of Europe, Britain’s traditional two-party system is fragmenting and smaller parties are gaining significant ground. But the British first-past-the-post, winner-takes-all model is not designed for these new politics. Mary Ann Sieghart speaks to key figures in the negotiations over a coalition government after the last general election, and hears how the parties are planning for what might happen this time around.

Image: Seven party candidates at one of the UK election debates. Credit: Getty Images

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Sun 19 Apr 2015 21:32GMT

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