11. Berlusconi hopes a strong showing would swing some votes his way and give him the margin to dump his successor, Premier Lamberto Dini. 12. But because the right is divided between conservatives and centrists, the National Front wields even more weight, able to swing votes to one party or another. 13. Hanafin then sought to invalidate the referendum, arguing that the unlawful ads swung the vote in favor of the measure. 14. His National Front party swung the vote in favor of the right in five regions in Friday elections for regional presidencies. 15. It is nervous because Christophe Blocher, a populist politician who swung the votes against European integration and U.N. peacekeepers is campaigning against the fund, calling it blackmail. 16. Their presence could have swung the vote, some refs said. 17. But greater Latin American support is expected to swing the vote. 18. It was success at the fourth attempt for Hart, and he thought the transition to professional rugby may have swung the vote his way this time. 19. Savisaar, a former prime minister and interior minister, has a strong network of local organisations and his influence could swing the votes of local representatives. 20. The decision was made because of massive abuse of voter registration by Bosnian Serb authorities attempting to swing the vote at a local level in certain key towns. |