The Netherlands looked set for its first minority government.
How long this public mood lasts will depend on the minority government that emerges.
They revolted, attempting to topple the Conservative minority government and form a coalition to replace it.
The model of minority government is not likely to be the policy-by-policy approach practiced in some Scandinavian countries.
Now Mr Zapatero, whose minority government has secured parliamentary support to pass next year's Budget, is closing the gap.
The election left Ms Gillard leading a minority government in the lower house, after striking a deal with the Australian Greens and independents for support.
Current market trends show that eco-cities and ethnic minority government-led demonstrations and exploration projects have nothing to do with the masses.
The biggest is that he is still prime minister, despite failing to win a majority in a subsequent election in 2008, making his the longest-serving minority government in Canada’s history.
But his victory clears the way for a later deal that might see CiU deputies prop up a pp minority government in Madrid after 2012, in exchange for pp support in Barcelona.
Picking an election date in Canada is a mug's game: there have been three since 2004 and all produced minority governments.
