How to Use hung parliament in a Sentence

hung parliament

noun
  • The snap elections produced a hung parliament, with no bloc able to command a majority in the 577-seat chamber.
    — NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Following the 2024 election, France was effectively left with a hung parliament.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Macron could alternatively call a snap election, which could result in another hung parliament or in victory for either the far-right National Rally or a left-wing coalition.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Bayrou’s removal was the latest political upheaval for the country since Macron called snap elections in June last year in an attempt to bolster support for the political center, which resulted in a hung parliament.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That resulted in a hung parliament split between the National Rally, the left-wing New Popular Front, and Macron’s Renaissance bloc.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • France‘s political turmoil, which has dented growth and spooked financial markets, was in large part triggered by Macron’s decision last year to hold a legislative election, a gamble that delivered a hung parliament split between three ideologically opposed blocs.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Najib’s party, the United Malays National Organisation, campaigned against Anwar in a 2022 election but joined his coalition to form a government after the poll ended in a hung parliament.
    — Reuters 17 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025

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