We code this variable as 1 in months of surplus coalition government and 0 for months of minimum winning coalition or caretaker government.
If no coalition is formed after a finite number of rounds, then a caretaker government forms and no portfolios are distributed.
The caretaker government could stay in place for two to three months.
Though the caretaker government denies allegations that these arrests are politically motivated, the strategic timing of these events is too coincidental to ignore.
The caretaker government must guarantee free elections which comply with international standards.
The officers of the caretaker government must be non-partisan and are given three months to complete their task.
The election was the second to be held under the caretaker government concept, introduced in 1996.
The cabinet was asked to stay as a caretaker government until a new administration was formed after elections.
