Editing Coalition government (section)

== Electoral accountability ==
Coalition governments can also impact voting behavior by diminishing the clarity of responsibility.

Electoral accountability is harder to achieve in coalition governments than in [[Government|single party governments]] because there is no direct responsibility within the governing parties in the coalition.<ref name="linkinghub_elsevier_com">{{Cite journal |last1=Fisher |first1=Stephen D. |last2=Hobolt |first2=Sara B. |date=2010 |title=Coalition government and electoral accountability |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0261379410000156 |journal=Electoral Studies |language=en |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=358–369 |doi=10.1016/j.electstud.2010.03.003}}</ref>

[[Voting|Retrospective voting]] has a huge influence on the outcome of an election. However, the risk of retrospective voting is a lot weaker with coalition governments than in single party governments. Within the coalition, the party with the head of state has the biggest risk of retrospective voting.<ref name="linkinghub_elsevier_com" />