New British PM Cameron pledges to form strong coalition government

08:57, 12 May 2010

LONDON. May 12. KAZINFORM Conservative leader David Cameron who took over as British prime minister on Tuesday has vowed to form a full coalition government with the Liberal Democrat party; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

"I aim to form a proper and full coalition between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. I believe that is the right way to provide this country with the strong, the stable, the good and decent government that I think we need so badly," Cameron said outside 10 Downing Street.

David Cameron and his wife Samantha earlier visited the Buckingham palace to accept the Queens invitation to form a government after former Prime Minister Gordon Brown had announced his resignation.

British parliamentary elections on May 6 resulted in a hung parliament, with no single party winning enough seats to form a government.

The Conservatives are the largest of the three main parties in government with 306 seats out of 650. The Labour Party won 258 and the Liberal Democrats 57. A majority of 326 seats is needed for any one party to form a majority government; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.

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