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The coalition between the Socialist Party and the Socialist Movement for Integration always felt like a forced deal, an unnatural development, an obnoxious handshake. In the entirety of its four years both sides blackmailed, pressured and bothered each other. They did not have good words for their performance, they were quick to assign blame in case things went wrong, they behaved as if they were two separate spouses in a house each accusing each other for the bleak state of their families. They never took responsibility for co-governing, they never spared one occasion to throw jabs. The SMI, smaller but…