Thread:Comments:UK elections: Hung parliament, Cameron to negotiate with Liberal Democrats/—

Personally, I am not a fan of the Conservatives, but they received the largest vote share (in fact, their share was larger than Labour's 2005 victory), and so deserve to form the next government. That does not mean that the (grossly under-represented, due to the evils of FPTP) Liberal Democrats should compromise their principles, and—if no adequate compromise, preferably involving Lib Dem cabinet positions (but I'm not sure if that's fair if Labour are excluded) and a referendum on proportional representation—can be reached, Clegg should either attempt to make a deal with Labour (in the name of stability), albeit a temporary one, or force an early election by voting against the queen's speech. I don't think it would be wise for Clegg to miss out on this opportunity to reform the voting system, however, and I think Cameron is probably (somewhat complacently) open to a referendum, if not to the idea itself. The UK is practically unique in usually having a working majority, and—while expedient—it is not democratic enough for a First World country such as ours.