21.   However, as long as there is a real possibility for a peace agreement with the Palestinians, Barak will have difficulty mustering a majority in parliament.

22.   If no candidate can muster a simple majority, a run-off will be held between the top two.

23.   If no political group is able to muster a majority, the president will have to order state elections.

24.   If Prodi fails to muster a majority in the chamber, he would be forced to resign and new elections could be called.

25.   If Scalfaro feels no candidate is capable of mustering a majority, he could call early elections.

26.   Interfax said results in one-mandate districts were incomplete Wednesday, but a second round of balloting in districts where candidates failed to muster a majority was likely.

27.   Meir Shetreet, the chairman of the ruling coalition, said he was having difficulties mustering a majority in parliament.

28.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government repeatedly failed to muster a majority to pass the budget, a sign that the end was near.

29.   Some Palestinian officials have suggested Arafat might have trouble mustering a majority, especially if the closure is not eased significantly.

30.   The Arabs were willing to provoke a veto, diplomats said, if they could muster a majority on the council.