Type of Government

QoG code: cpds_tg

Type of government based on the following classification:

  1. Single-party majority government: One party takes all government seats and has a parliamentary majority.
  2. Minimal winning coalition: All participating parties are necessary to form a majority government [>50.0%].
  3. Surplus coalition: Coalition governments that exceed the minimal-winning criterion [>50.0%].
  4. Single-party minority government: The party in government does not possess a majority in Parliament [<50.0%].
  5. Multi-party minority government: The parties in government do not possess a majority in Parliament [<50.0%].
  6. Caretaker government: Governments that should simply maintain the status quo.
  7. Technocratic government: Led by a technocratic prime minister, consists of a majority of technocratic ministers and is in possession of a mandate to change the status quo.

Type of variable
Categorical
Downloaded by QoG on
2025-12-02
Last updated by source
2025-06-03
Details of this variable in our compilation datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section 36
Basic time-series 36
Standard cross-section 36
Standard time-series 36
Dataset Available for years
Standard time-series 1960-2023
Basic time-series 1960-2023

Country coverage

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  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus (1975-)
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (1963-)
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Year coverage

This variable has information from 1960 to 2023.