01448pab a2200193 454500 180718b1999 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Kreppel, Amie Coalition formation in the European Parliament 1999 p.933-66 Dec This article analyzes coalition formation within the European Parliament (EP) under the cooperation procedure through the analysis of a random sample of 100 roll call votes. The authors find that generally, coalitions form on the basis of ideology, not nationality, although they are able to identify some national groups that occasionally vote against the majority of their party group. More interestingly, they find that the political initiative within the EP belongs to the Left and that the majorities required at different stages affect not only the outcomes of votes but also the coalitions that will form. Finally, a slight variation is found in coalition building depending on the subject matter. On the basis of these findings, the authors suggest an alternative interpretation of the conflicts between the Council and EP based on an ideological conflict about more (EP) or less (Council) regulation, as opposed to more or less integration. - Reproduced Europe. Parliament Parliament Politics and government Tsebelis, George Comparative Political Studies 44006 44006 44006 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 32, Issue no: 8 AR44412 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR