He added that "a hung Parliament would be bad for Britain" despite this apparent political overlap.
I'm confident we've done enough to stop the Tories winning outright, and produce another hung parliament.
Calling for a hung parliament inevitably means that we will have fewer Labour MPs.
Sunday's elections followed an inconclusive May 6 vote that left Greece with a hung Parliament.
"A hung parliament might plunge Italy and the eurozone back into crisis rather sooner, " it said.
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He believes that without Mr Ozawa's leadership, there would be further paralysis in Japan's hung parliament.
So the range of results likely to produce a hung parliament is now very wide.
And the greater the number of third-party MPs, the greater the chances of a hung parliament.
But what if a minority Tory government called an early second election which produced another hung parliament?
But in 1992, they were way out, some indicating a Labour overall majority and others a hung Parliament.
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For one, predictions of a hung parliament assume an identical electoral swing towards the Conservatives across all constituencies.
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The motivation for the proposed changes comes from the likelihood of a hung parliament after the elections due next year.
Some 227 new MPs were elected on 6 May, resulting in a hung parliament and a subsequent Conservative-Lib Dem coalition.
All of the dire predictions about what would happen if there was a hung Parliament have proved wide of the mark.
If a hung parliament does materialise, the Lib Dems could be king-makers entering a coalition government with either of the main parties.
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But Mr Hagen reckons, probably rightly, that his party can get more of what it wants by manipulating a hung parliament.
Last month's poll produced a hung parliament, forcing Ms Gillard to seek the backing of independents and Greens to form a government.
"Nobody likes uncertainty and this is true with the UK in particular, given the prospect of a hung parliament, " Mr Jarnefelt says.
In the event of a hung parliament, the Democrats would most likely be forced to negotiate a governing coalition with Mr Monti.
The presence of a hung parliament is in itself an indication that any future government will face problems in implementing decisions and policies.
More than anything, however, Lib Dem morale is being sustained by the real possibility that the next election will result in a hung parliament.
And should a hung parliament emerge from the next general election, the Liberal Democrats, who would form part of any coalition, also oppose expansion.
Tax and health aside, proportional representation grew in importance as a campaign issue as the polls showed a hung parliament was a distinct possibility.
In recent weeks there has been speculation that the Lib Dems could do a deal with Labour in the event of another hung parliament.
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She said the next Speaker would have to deal with "tremendous challenges", including the possibility of a hung Parliament, which would require "delicate" handling.
Italy's hung parliament met for the first time on Friday, when ministers began the process of electing leaders of the lower house and the Senate.
That means that either with or without a prime minister, Italy's hung parliament must begin the process of electing a new president to replace Napolitano.
This means that in the event of a hung parliament after the general election, the Lib Dems would negotiate even-handedly with both Labour and the Tories.
It is not surprising that investors and credit-rating agencies view the prospect of a hung parliament with alarm, fearing that the lack of firm leadership will delay fiscal retrenchment.
"The governing body is a hung parliament and it isn't able to take a view, as the interests of the Premier League, sadly, predominate at the FA, " he added.
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