31.   Sharon reached agreement yesterday with the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party and now has enough support for a majority coalition government.

32.   Such a majority government could at least make attempts at consensus and cooperation.

33.   The chairman of the Social Democrats, Paavo Lipponen, was asked Tuesday by President Martti Ahtisaari to form a majority government based on a five-party proposal.

34.   The Communist Refoundation party, which traditionally opposes the American military presence and supplies the government a majority in Parliament, renewed its call to close the Aviano base.

35.   The move reflected assertiveness by the majority Slav government after driving the rebels back toward the north last month.

36.   The secular Samajwadi Party won the highest number of seats in the recent legislative elections in the state, but not enough to form a majority government.

37.   The Tamil Tigers are scheduled to hold peace talks with the Sinhalese majority government next month in Thailand.

38.   The two parties would probably have to form a coalition for a majority government.

39.   They accuse the majority Sinhala government of discrimination against the minority Tamils.

40.   They seek to set up a majority Hutu government.