The next, and likely final, four years of Andrew Barr's career in the ACT Legislative Assembly might prove his most challenging.
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Not in the sense of being forced to confront catastrophe - surely, surely 2020 cannot be repeated or surpassed.
Nor in the sense of being forced to sell a politically unpopular policy. Andrew Barr, you might remember, was tasked with closing a raft of Canberra schools in almost his first acts as a minister.
No, these forthcoming four years might prove Barr's most difficult for the simple fact that nothing will come easy.
Not that they have in the past. Only Jon Stanhope's Labor has governed in majority in ACT, meaning all those who have proceeded and succeeded him - including Barr - have had their power diluted through compromise.
But this time it feels different.
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Barr's Labor party might have been returned to government for another term, but it does so in diminished form, with two fewer members and therefore less sway.
The phrase Labor-Greens government has in recent years been used more often as a sledge than an accurate descriptor, even with Shane Rattenbury's growing prominence and influence.
But with six Greens in the ACT Legislative Assembly, and a third of the seats in cabinet, there is now no other way to describe it.
The terms Labor has agreed to in order to remain in office is proof of the power its junior governing partner now holds.
The Greens have managed to twist Labor's arm on pokie bet limits and forced it to adopt elements of a plan to wean the ACT off natural gas which Barr himself dubbed crazy just weeks ago.
Concessions are part and parcel of power-sharing agreements. It is the known and accepted price of power in the ACT.
But flanked by Greens in cabinet and in the chamber, Barr and Labor will have to continue to concede and concede for the next four years.
The new Greens, particularly the lucky two catapulted straight into cabinet, are unlikely to agitate in their freshman year in the Legislative Assembly.
But what happens if and when they choose to exert their considerable collective power?
What concessions might be needed to satisfy them?
The agreement calls for a joint meeting of the Labor and Greens party rooms every three months. But will a quarterly kumbaya be enough?
Publicly at least, Barr doesn't appear phased by the challenge which awaits. His strong and trusting relationship with Rattenbury gives him confidence.
Barr sees similarities between this parliament and the one elected in 2008, which included four Greens - including the now Greens leader.
There is one obvious difference between 2008 and 2020, and Barr's language to describe it shows just how at ease Labor has become - or wants to appear to be - in sharing power.
The Greens' decision to sit together on the crossbench meant the "burden of government" fell on Labor ministers in 2008, Barr said on Monday.
"This time around, we are sharing responsibility," he said.
They sure are.
Therein lies the challenge for Andrew Barr, one which might prove the biggest of his political career.
Dan Jervis-Bardy
Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.
Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.
