21.   But the BJP has a minority government and must find allies within two weeks to command a majority in parliament, or else it must step down.

22.   But the BJP has a minority government, and must find allies within two weeks to command a majority in parliament, or else it must step down.

23.   But with no single party capable of commanding a majority on its own, the new government will likely also be an unstable coalition.

24.   But when no single party commands a parliamentary majority, the president has discretion in deciding who should lead the next government.

25.   Ciller, Yilmaz and Ecevit command a majority in Parliament.

26.   Erez must now undergo a vote of confidence in parliament to determine whether he can command a majority of votes.

27.   Erez must submit any eventual coalition to a parliamentary vote of confidence to see if it can command a majority in the legislature.

28.   He is nearly certain to be voted premier in Parliament because the LDP commands a majority in the powerful lower house.

29.   His Likud and Labor together do not command a majority in the parliament, which contains more than a dozen factions.

30.   His three-party coalition government no longer commanded a majority in the Parliament.