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The House is practically functioning as a parliament, with Mike Johnson as its 'prime minister'
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House Speaker Mike Johnson has become America's prime minister after essentially building a coalition government, as no party won an outright of majority of seats.
These are the political circumstances now facing House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. After all, he runs a "coalition government" in Congress. Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
We hear about so-called "coalition governments" in parliaments overseas all the time.
A coalition government exists when no party wins an outright majority of seats. Thus, various factions team up to form a "coalition" and anoint a prime minister.
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