31.   With an election looming early this year, the scandal has tainted all major political parties.

32.   In a government tainted by scandals, Mwanawasa has the distinction of being widely recognized as dirt-free.

33.   But in Saxony-Anhalt, where the outgoing state assembly has a CDU majority, the Christian Democrats are badly tainted by scandals.

34.   Corruption scandals have seriously tainted the administration of the Nobel Peace Prize winner.

35.   The scandal has tainted all political parties except the left amid widespread calls for a reform of election funding.

36.   The raging scandal has tainted all political parties, except for the left, ahead of upcoming general elections and amid widespread calls for a reform of election funding.

37.   The sweeping scandal has tainted all politicial parties except the left.