If Cameron is thinking this he might need a closer examination of Irish politics rather than continental governments Fianna Fail has been in government in Ireland since 1997.
In fact they have been in power for most of the last 70yrs
During this time they have been in coalition each an every time and have had no problem making deals and getting votes through the Dail.
The secret is that politicians would have no incentive to seek a fresh mandate and so the would cling to each other in power. Once power is achieved they will try to keep it and if things did turn out better in 5yrs then they would get the praise for it.
Cameron will not gamble that big on a potential government bust up that may never happen.
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