31.   Practically, however, power rests with Prime Minister Khamtay Siphandone and the party Politburo.

32.   That power rests with the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, which sets rates in line with the needs of the more sluggish German and French economies.

33.   The Muslim-Croat federation is in free fall two years after its inception, a victim of nationalist politicians whose power rests on ethnic division.

34.   The presidency is a largely figurehead position, while the real power rests with the prime minister and parliament.

35.   While the government is nominally controlled by Hutus, real power rests with the Tutsi-dominated army presently under attack by Hutu rebels.

36.   Executive power rests with the premier and the cabinet, which administers the laws and adopts the necessary regulations for their implementation.

37.   The real legislative power rests with the Chamber of Deputies.

38.   Power rests with the two-chamber States-General.