野や合ごう政せい権けん

Meanings

unprincipled coalition government; government of convenience; unholy alliance cabinet

A strongly critical political term for a cabinet formed through a coalition that lacks shared principles, often implying opportunism or a marriage of convenience. Used mainly in news and commentary.

選せん挙きょ後ごの野や合ごう政せい権けんは、政せい策さくの一いっ貫かん性せいを欠かいていた。
The post-election coalition government of convenience lacked policy consistency.
評ひょう論ろん家かはその内ない閣かくを野や合ごう政せい権けんと呼よんで批ひ判はんした。
The commentator criticized the cabinet, calling it an unprincipled coalition government.

Kanji

野plains, field, rustic
合fit, suit, join
政politics, government
権authority, power, rights

Related words

連れん立りつ政せい権けん
A neutral term for a coalition government, without the negative connotation of opportunism or lack of principle that 野合政権 carries.
挙きょ国こく一いっ致ち内ない閣かく
A national unity cabinet formed in times of crisis, implying broad cooperation; 野合政権 is pejorative and suggests an unholy alliance.

Built from

野や合ごう+政せい権けん

Etymology

Compound of 野合 (やごう, 'illicit union' or 'unprincipled alliance') and 政権 (せいけん, 'political power' or 'administration'). The term 野合 originally referred to an improper or secretive union, and here it criticizes the coalition as lacking legitimacy or shared ideals.