But the rapid post-election agreement among the parliament's major political groups to support Juncker caught Cameron off guard.
Civil servants will for the first time help Britain's political parties to stitch together a post-election agreement if the general election results in a hung parliament.
The report's authors call for a pre-election agreement to place a cap on overall numbers at around 550 and to agree a new formula – based on election vote share – under which the size of the upper house will be managed downwards over coming parliaments.
Wedenesday night, I went to sleep with the news that Hamas and Fatah had signed a make-up-and-have-elections agreement; Thursday morning, I awoke to news that the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Nabil El Araby, is going to visit Gaza and Ramallah next week.
I was living in Baghdad at the time, and when the pictures were broadcast of him… Wedenesday night, I went to sleep with the news that Hamas and Fatah had signed a make-up-and-have-elections agreement; Thursday morning, I awoke to news that… Moving through Cairo, I am constantly bumping into demonstrations outside Arab embassies in support of protesters.
By Wendell Steavenson April 28, 2011 Wedenesday night, I went to sleep with the news that Hamas and Fatah had signed a make-up-and-have-elections agreement; Thursday morning, I awoke to news that the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Nabil El Araby, is going to visit Gaza and Ramallah next week.
But a pre-election agreement between Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga led to a split in the government.
A pre-election agreement between the allies gives the party with the largest number of votes – currently the BYT – the final say over who becomes prime minister.
"While there is some opposition to Tymoshenko's leadership within the alliance, her party's strong performance in the election, as well as a pre-election agreement on the issue, strengthens her position," Costello told Forbes.com.
According to an official, Lesotho's three ruling coalition parties plan to revise their post-election agreement from May 2012 by the end of the month.
