1.   The PSE-PSOE had been persuaded to join the coalition after the Basque Solidarity party withdrew.

2.   Opposition parties had withdrawn their candidates in October after the breakdown of tripartite talks and the lack of any prospect of a national conference.

3.   Public outcry over what was widely seen as an attempt to intervene in the judicial process, however, caused the party to withdraw this threat almost immediately.

4.   At this point the storm which had threatened all morning finally broke, and the party withdrew to the Bavarian castle.

5.   If it is not, the party would likely withdraw from the government, guaranteeing its collapse.

6.   On Thursday the party withdrew the proposal entirely from official consideration.

7.   On Tuesday, the Republican leaders announced that the party was withdrawing its support of Lindauer because of all the confusion and contradiction.

8.   Opposition parties withdrew from the election even before the votes were counted.

9.   The Congress party will probably withdraw its support, he said.

10.   Opposition parties withdrew from the first round vote hours before polling stations closed and boycotted runoffs in nine districts a week later.