Rasczak
Outstanding Member
The AV Referendum has been overwhelming defeated. So the question must now be asked what will happen to the coalition? On 5 May the Lib Dems saw, in addition to defeat in the referendum, huge losses in local councils, obliteration in Scotland and reductions in Wales. The Party has collapsed across the political landscape and must now surely be re-considering it's position.
The trouble for the Lib Dems is they can't really leave the coalition without looking like sore losers. Furthermore leaving now would see them wiped out. But by contrast their electoral defeats weakens their electoral mandate and will frustrate Lib Dem influence within the coalition.
So, where now for the Lib Dems?
The trouble for the Lib Dems is they can't really leave the coalition without looking like sore losers. Furthermore leaving now would see them wiped out. But by contrast their electoral defeats weakens their electoral mandate and will frustrate Lib Dem influence within the coalition.
So, where now for the Lib Dems?