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[–] jonsnothere@beehaw.org 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

On the other hand, those coalition talks can take months or longer with the old government continuing to run things for sometimes over a year after the elections. Looking at you, Belgium

[–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

Northern Ireland had a crisis which lasted a few years too some time ago.

But if you want good political drama now, look at France

[–] gentooer@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

It was genuinely a news item when we won the world record from Iraq for the longest period without government during the 2010-2011 government formation.