Uniting the Incompatible
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2021-06-24
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This thesis test the extent to which coalition theory can provide an explanation for the formation of
the extra-parliamentary construct in the Limburg Provincial Council after its election of 2019. The
extra-parliamentary construct was deemed a novelty in the Dutch provinces. Coalition theory provides
a framework which expects the formation of a nonpartisan government when the fractionalisation and
polarisation of the party system combined with institutional and political constraints complicate the
formation of a coalition, despite parties’ willingness to participate in government. The empirical
analysis of the party system, institutional elements and the formation process leads to the conclusion
that coalition theory does not provide a conclusive explanation for the formation of the extraparliamentary
construct.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen