While the U.S. doesn't have a parliamentary system, America has been functioning with a coalition government, with Mike Johnson acting as the 'prime minister.'
You’ve heard of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Well, how about U.S. Prime Minister Mike Johnson? These are the political circumstances now facing House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. After all, he runs a 'coalition government' in Congress. We hear about so-called 'coalition governments' in parliaments overseas all the time. A coalition government exists when no party wins an outright majority of seats.
The phenomenon of a 'coalition government' for Johnson started emerging last fall, shortly after Johnson clasped the gavel. Johnson met at the Capitol with Cameron, now serving as the British foreign secretary. But unlike Johnson, Cameron had already experienced the travails of a coalition government. An impasse of a 'hung parliament' in 2010 meant Cameron had to form a coalition between the Tories and Liberal Democrats, leaving Labour at the curb.
Here is the new breakdown in the House, post Gallagher: 429 members total, with 217 Republicans and 212 Democrats. That leaves six vacancies. If New York state Sen. Tim Kennedy, a Democrat, prevails over Republican Gary Dickson in a special election in western New York next week, the margin shrivels to a solitary seat. The breakdown would be as follows: 430 members with 217 Republicans and 213 Democrats.
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