What do 'Charter 2010' stand for?

The election result no-one wants to plan for

“Charter 2010 is dedicated to seeing a hung parliament transformed into a stable and representative government which can focus on dealing with the economic crisis, the public services and the environment, undistracted by the short-term political and electoral pressures of an impending second election. Charter 2010’s Two Principles set out how we believe politicians should act in the special circumstances of the 2010 General Election."

#1 Straightness with the voters
Candidates and leaders should tell the voters, in advance of the election, how they would handle a hung parliament.

#2 Commitment to stable and representative government
Candidates and leaders should declare that they are committed to see that a stable and representative government emerges from a hung parliament.

The UK is in the midst of a deep financial and economic crisis. We also face a General Election within a matter of months. At the same time disillusionment with MPs and politics has never been higher - and trust in the working of the banking and financial system has never been lower.

No overall majority?

The way the polls are going, it looks very possible that no one party will have an overall majority at the 2010 General Election. Even if they do, it could be small and make for an unstable government if they tried to go it alone.

In the past, a party often had to command nearly half of the vote to obtain even a small majority in the House of Commons. But as the minority and national parties have grown, it has become increasingly possible for the Conservatives or Labour still to become the largest party in Parliament – even though around two-thirds of the voters want someone else in charge.

via charter2010.co.uk

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