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   On 17 Jan 2026, Matt Munson said the following...   
      
    MM>    
    MM> In a parlimentary system you need a number of seats to form a   
    MM> government. If you have less than required to form a government you need   
    MM> to have another party to team up with you. So in Canada, the Liberal   
    MM> Party teams up with the NDP. But in this term of the government, the NDP   
    MM> does not really want to be active colliation partners. 172 seats is   
    MM> required for a majority. They only have 170. So the Liberal Party is   
    MM> running under a minority government right now. --- SBBSecho 3.34-Linux   
    MM>    
      
   You did a better job explaining it than I did   
      
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