Coalition agreement

Sigmar Gabriel (SPD), Angela Merkel (CDU) and Horst Seehofer (CSU) presenting the 2013 coalition agreement for Germany's third Merkel cabinet.

In multiparty democracies, a coalition agreement is an agreement between the parties that form the cabinet. It codifies the most important goals and objectives of the cabinet. It is often written by the leaders of the parliamentary parties.

Examples

• Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition agreement (United Kingdom, 2010)
• One Wales (Wales, United Kingdom, 2008)

See also

• Coalition government
• Parliamentary system
• Hung parliament