1.   Elsewhere, questions of ethnic allegiance are treated with shrewd comic flair.

2.   He has also gained backing among factions of the Mayi-Mayi warriors, a loose band with no particular ethnic allegiance.

3.   In Afghanistan, ethnic allegiances and tribal loyalties find expression in political parties and private armies that constantly align and break with each other.

4.   Since then, there have been widespread calls for reform of the Westminster constitution to meet the reality of party politics based ethnic allegiance.