A national unity government, government of national unity, or national union government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other national emergency. It is a special type of coalition with a particularly broad base, including all the major parties represented in the parliament. The purpose of a unity government is to establish the unity of the nation and to provide a base of solidarity during a crisis.
In Israel, the unity government was formed to oversee the war with Hamas in Gaza. The government established an emergency unity government and a war cabinet, which will be pivotal in what comes next. The unity government in Myanmar is a government in exile formed by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), a group of elected lawmakers and members of parliament ousted in the 2021 Myanmar coup détat. The European Parliament has recognized the NUG as the legitimate government of Myanmar.
Unity governments lack opposition, or opposition parties are too small and negligible. They are usually formed in response to an acute military or economic crisis. A unity government creates a base of solidarity and provides the political system with a “time-out”, during which important decisions that fall into the national consensus can be made.
