In some parliamentary systems, there is a formal vote by the parliament on a would-be government/prime minister, which/who must then win this vote of investiture. Such a procedure is called positive parliamentarianism, since there must be a positive endorsement of a new, or continuing, government (even if the voters apparently did so). In contrast, under negative parliamentarianism there is no vote of investiture that one must win. A prime minister and government are simply appointed, and they are assumed to be acceptable ("negative" confirmation) unless or until there is a successful motion of non-confidence. In situations where no party wins a majority, positive parliamentarianism is likely to lead to a majority coalition (so it has the votes to be invested), whereas negative parliamentarianism is likely to lead to a minority government of the largest party. Related to this variation, it is also generally the case that it takes longer to form a government under positive parliamentarianism, usually a month and sometimes several months. Broadly speaking, positive parliamentarianism is the more common version globally; however, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the other former British colonies use negative parliamentarianism, as do Austria, France, Portugal, and most Nordic countries.