91.   Wickremesinghe, who has only a very narrow parliamentary majority, would probably need her support to gain parliamentary approval for any settlement with the Tigers.

92.   Without the Free Democrats at the national level, Kohl would not have a national parliamentary majority, so their poor showing in Hamburg has broader implications.

93.   With the Free Democrats out, the party might just be able to cobble together a parliamentary majority in partnership with the leftish environmental Greens.

94.   Without them, he could not have put together a parliamentary majority.

95.   Yilmaz has assembled a coherent parliamentary majority, a requirement for effective government his recent predecessors have lacked.

96.   Other Western observers, however, have said it is less important who wins than the installation of a working parliamentary majority capable of running a government.

97.   Premier Vaclav Klaus narrowly missed a parliamentary majority in weekend elections, opening the door Sunday for political maneuvering in the choice of a new government.

98.   Partial first-round election results show that the pro-Aristide Lavalas Platform will probably end up with a commanding parliamentary majority after runoffs next month.

99.   Prime Minister John Major, his parliamentary majority reduced to just two by defections, faces defeat next week over an inquiry into arms sales to Iraq.

100.   Pushing through the new laws, some of which will be politically unpopular, will require governments with clear parliamentary majorities, said government spokesman Daniel Vaarik.