Consensus

Achieving consensus between political parties is not always at their discretion. In some matters of major institutional importance, a consensus is required by the Constitution itself.

"I seek consensus only with society"

The Japanese government has reached a consensus that there is no way for them to put on the Games as planned

Unless something pretty spectacular happens, Greece is at risk of going through a major experiment in political anthropology over the next few years, having to learn whether the country can be governed under a system of simple proportional representation.

China on June 18 said it would welcome only an anti-independence candidate at Taiwan's presidential election in January, offering its first comment on the likely contender for the island's pro-China ruling Nationalist Party.