It provides the votes the coalition needs to pass its program in the lower house of Parliament and ultimately to stay in office.

The coalition has several mobile soup kitchens that each feed at least 750 a night and need volunteers.

The coalition needs to put more effort and money into this.

Ministers are wondering whether the coalition now needs to enter a new - and third - phase.

A coalition needs a majority in each house to govern.

Such a coalition need not undertake armed intervention, at least not yet.

For that, the coalition would need to be able to secure a two-thirds majority.

If a modest number of swing Democrats proves to be available, the coalition need not include the Democratic leadership.

The coalition needs to be stricter when controlling these funds.

"As long as we are here, the coalition needs to be prepared to take casualties."