File n6 UK monarchy

• "Hung parliaments"

  Situations in parliamentary systems where no single political party or coalition has an outright majority of seats in the legislative body
• Hung parliaments

  Can lead to challenges in forming a stable government or passing legislation without the support of other parties
• "Proroguing of parliament"

  The formal process of ending a session of parliament, involving the closing of all parliamentary business until a new session begins
• Proroguing of parliament

  • Usually done by the monarch, upon the advice of the prime minister
  • Is a constitutional formality in countries with a parliamentary system
• Monarch's "weekly audience with the prime minister"

  Typically takes place on a regular basis, usually once a week, at Buckingham Palace in London, UK
• Monarch's weekly audience with the prime minister

  • During this meeting, the prime minister updates the monarch on government affairs and seeks royal approval or advice on various matters of state
• "Royal assent"

  The formal approval given by the monarch to a bill passed by the legislative body, thereby making it law
• Royal assent

  • In constitutional monarchies like the United Kingdom, this process is typically a formality, where the monarch's approval is granted on the advice of the government
  • Once royal assent is given, the bill becomes an official act of parliament and can be enforced as law