11.   The ruling party failed to win a majority in the parliamentary elections.

12.   The ruling party has granted concessions of considerable scope.

13.   The ruling party has promised that the elections will be fair.

14.   The ruling party is confident of winning the election.

15.   Voters wish to register their dissatisfaction with the ruling party.

16.   Ruling parties have lost ground in national and local elections.

17.   The ruling party think they can ride out the political storm.

18.   ...members of the ruling Socialist party.

19.   He cautioned that opposition attacks on the ruling party would not further political co-operation.

20.   ...the debilitated ruling party.