61.   Nevada Republicans defeated an anti-abortion plank that had sharply divided the party Saturday as convention delegates approved an otherwise staunchly conservative state platform.

62.   Several leaders of the Janata Dal have urged Yadav to quit and avoid dividing the party.

63.   Sharp disagreements over whether to reform the PRI and make it more democratic have divided the party.

64.   The feud between the two leaders of the National Front has divided the party.

65.   The clause divided the parties and almost blocked passage of the whole bill before the fall.

66.   The front wants to retain state ownership of land, an issue that has divided opposition parties.

67.   The issue had divided political parties, split voters and divided families.

68.   The parties are divided over whether seats in parliament should be filled by direct vote or proportional representation.

69.   The party is currently divided between those still loyal to Chiluba and those who back Mwanawasa.

70.   The main issue dividing the parties was the strategy to be adopted in the U.N.-sponsored negotiations for the reunification of the country.