He added that "a hung Parliament would be bad for Britain" despite this apparent political overlap.
Calling for a hung parliament inevitably means that we will have fewer Labour MPs.
Sunday's elections followed an inconclusive May 6 vote that left Greece with a hung Parliament.
Romania elects its parliament by proportional representation, so the provisional results point to a hung chamber.
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"A hung parliament might plunge Italy and the eurozone back into crisis rather sooner, " it said.
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That ended in a hung jury and the fourth trial finally ended on Friday.
The third trial resulted in a hung jury, as did the retrial that followed.
So the range of results likely to produce a hung parliament is now very wide.
And the greater the number of third-party MPs, the greater the chances of a hung parliament.
But in 1992, they were way out, some indicating a Labour overall majority and others a hung Parliament.
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For one, predictions of a hung parliament assume an identical electoral swing towards the Conservatives across all constituencies.
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The motivation for the proposed changes comes from the likelihood of a hung parliament after the elections due next year.
But after his September 2004 trial ended in a hung jury, the feds abruptly lost their taste for prosecuting Ehrgott.
Some 227 new MPs were elected on 6 May, resulting in a hung parliament and a subsequent Conservative-Lib Dem coalition.
All of the dire predictions about what would happen if there was a hung Parliament have proved wide of the mark.
If a hung parliament does materialise, the Lib Dems could be king-makers entering a coalition government with either of the main parties.
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But Mr Hagen reckons, probably rightly, that his party can get more of what it wants by manipulating a hung parliament.
Last month's poll produced a hung parliament, forcing Ms Gillard to seek the backing of independents and Greens to form a government.
His first trial ended in a hung jury, despite prosecutors having portrayed the once highly paid Quattrone in a most lurid light.
"Nobody likes uncertainty and this is true with the UK in particular, given the prospect of a hung parliament, " Mr Jarnefelt says.
Others will think that to return the LDP to the lower house would be to continue the mess of a hung Diet.
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In the event of a hung parliament, the Democrats would most likely be forced to negotiate a governing coalition with Mr Monti.
The presence of a hung parliament is in itself an indication that any future government will face problems in implementing decisions and policies.
More than anything, however, Lib Dem morale is being sustained by the real possibility that the next election will result in a hung parliament.
And should a hung parliament emerge from the next general election, the Liberal Democrats, who would form part of any coalition, also oppose expansion.
Tax and health aside, proportional representation grew in importance as a campaign issue as the polls showed a hung parliament was a distinct possibility.
She said the next Speaker would have to deal with "tremendous challenges", including the possibility of a hung Parliament, which would require "delicate" handling.
Under Arizona law, a hung jury in the death penalty phase of a trial requires a new jury to be seated to decide the punishment.
Councillor Derek Davis, leader of the Labour group in Cannock, said overnight that if local results reflected those coming through nationally, he predicted a hung council.
This means that in the event of a hung parliament after the general election, the Lib Dems would negotiate even-handedly with both Labour and the Tories.
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