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For government at the central or federal level, see central government and federal government. Central government or the national government (or in Federal states the Federal government) is the Government at the level of the Nation-state

National governments (alternatively national unity governments or national union governments) are broad coalition governments consisting of all parties (or all major parties) in the legislature and are often formed during times of war or national emergency. A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a Cabinet of a parliamentary Government in which several parties cooperate A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation

1 Canada
- 1.1 Newfoundland
2 Iraq
3 Israel
4 Lebanon
5 Luxembourg
6 United Kingdom
7 United States
8 National parties
9 References
10 See also

Canada

During World War I the Conservative government of Sir Robert Borden invited the Liberal opposition to join the government as a means of dealing with the Conscription crisis of 1917. The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Not to be confused with his cousin Frederick Borden, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence from 1896 to 1911 The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Conscription Crisis of 1917 was a political and military crisis in Canada during World War I. The Liberals, led by Sir Wilfrid Laurier refused; however, Borden was able to convince many individual Liberals to join what was called a Union Government, which defeated the Laurier Liberals in the fall 1917 election. The Unionist Party was formed in 1917 by Members of Parliament (MPs in Canada who supported the "Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden The 1917 Canadian federal election (sometimes referred to as the khaki election was held on December 17, 1917, to elect members of the Canadian House of

During World War II, the opposition Conservative Party ran under the name National Government in the 1940 election as a means of promoting their platform of creating a wartime national government coalition (evocative of the previous war's Union government). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government particularly in a Westminster -based Parliamentary system The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. National Government was a name used by the Conservative Party of Canada for the 1940 federal election under leader Robert Manion. The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history The Unionist Party was formed in 1917 by Members of Parliament (MPs in Canada who supported the "Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden The party did dismally in the election which re-elected the Liberal government of William Lyon Mackenzie King whose party continued to rule alone for the duration of World War II. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political William Lyon Mackenzie King PC OM CMG ( December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Newfoundland

The (then independent) Dominion of Newfoundland had a National Government during World War I led by Edward Patrick Morris. The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British dominion from 1907 (before which the territory had the status of a British colony to 1949 World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Sir Edward Morris

Iraq

Because of religious and ethnic divisions, it's unlikely to not have a national unity government in Iraq. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.

Israel

Israel has had several National Unity Governments, in which the rival Israeli Labour Party and Likud formed a ruling coalition. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Likud (ליכוד lit Consolidation) is the major centre-right political party in Israel.

Lebanon

Since Lebanon is a multireligious state and consensus democracy, having a national unity government is more favorable in this country. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Consensus democracy is the application of Consensus decision making to the process of legislation in a Democracy. Unless other democracies, no group in Lebanon can government alone.

Luxembourg

Luxembourg has had two National Union Governments. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by The term 'National Union Government' (Gouvernement de l’Union Nationale is used in Luxembourg to denote either of two different periods in the history of the Grand Duchy The first was formed in 1916, during the First World War (in which Luxembourg was neutral, but occupied by Germany nonetheless). The National Union Government was a form of National government that governed the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg between 24 February 1916 and For other uses of Neutral and Neutrality see Neutral A neutral country takes no side in a War between other parties The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification It was led by Victor Thorn and included all of the major factions in the Chamber of Deputies, but lasted for only sixteen months. Victor Thorn ( 1844-01-31 - 1930-09-15) was a Luxembourgian Politician. The Chamber of Deputies (Châmber vun Députéirten Chambre des Députés Abgeordnetenkammer abbreviated to the Chamber, is the unicameral national Legislature

The second National Union Government was formed in November 1945, in the aftermath of the Second World War, which had devastated Luxembourg. The National Union Government was a form of National government that governed the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg between 1945 and 13 February It was led by Pierre Dupong, who had been Prime Minister in the government in exile in the war, and included all four parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies. Pierre Dupong ( 11-01-1885 - 23-12-1953) was a Luxembourgian Politician and Statesman. The Prime Minister of Luxembourg is the Head of government in Luxembourg. A government in exile is a political group that claims to be a country's legitimate government but for various reasons is unable to exercise its legal power and instead resides in a foreign The government lasted until 1947, by which time, a normal coalition between two of the three largest parties had been arranged, thus maintaining the confidence of the legislature. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Political science confidence refers to a Government 's support in the Legislature.

In addition, Luxembourg had a Liberation Government between November 1944 and November 1945, also under Dupong. It served a similar emergency role to a national government, but included only the two largest parties, the CSV and the LSAP. The Christian Social People's Party ( Luxembourgish: Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei, French: Parti populaire chrétien social, German The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei Parti Ouvrier Socialiste Luxembourgeois Luxemburger Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei abbreviated to

United Kingdom

Further information: National Government 1931-1935, National Government 1935-1940

In the United Kingdom, the electoral system is often said to discourage coalitions, but nonetheless National Governments were formed during World War I and World War II. The National Government was composed of members of the following parties National Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Party Members of the Cabinet are in bold face Source D Butler and G The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The coalition under David Lloyd George lasted until 1922 . David Lloyd George 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor OM, PC (17 January 1863 &ndash 26 March 1945 was a British Statesman and the only During the Great Depression a coalition termed a National Government was formed in 1931 between Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and the Conservatives and Liberals. In the United Kingdom the term National Government is in an abstract sense used to refer to a coalition of some or all UK major political parties. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. James Ramsay MacDonald ( 12 October 1866 &ndash 9 November 1937) was a British politician and twice Prime Minister of the United The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Most members of the Labour Party rejected the government, however, and moved to the opposition benches leaving MacDonald and his supporters to stand as National Labour. This coalition had some support from National Liberals, also, with the disarray of the Liberal Party of the time; it took in broader support in the war years, and nominally persisted until the general election of 1945 . Subsequently coalition politics in the UK was seen only in the form of the brief Lib-Lab pact. The Lib-Lab pact has been a working arrangement between the UK 's political parties of the Liberals (later Liberal Democrats) and the Labour Party

United States

In hopes of bridging partisan politics during the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln ran his second term as a National Union government with Democrat Andrew Johnson as his vice-president. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal Andrew Johnson (December 29 1808 – July 31 1875 was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865-69 succeeding to the Presidency upon the assassination The new National Union Party allowed members to retain affiliations with other political parties. The National Union Party was a political party in the United States from 1864 to 1868.

National parties

Some countries such as New Zealand have or have had a National Party, which can lead to the use of the phrase "National Government" when it is in power. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island National Party or Nationalist Party may refer to Active parties Former parties Such governments are not National Governments in the sense of this article.

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