21.   The Reform and Natural Law parties join the Democratic, Republican, American Independent, Peace and Freedom, Green and Libertarian parties on the ballot.

22.   The two major political parties had successfully joined to ban him from the presidential debates.

23.   What is more, three more independent parties have joined the ballot this year.

24.   Prachakorn Thai leader Samak Sundaravej is a bitter opponent of Chuan and refused to have his party join the government.

25.   After his election last year, he was unsuccessful in getting the major opposition parties to join a special advisory panel for China policy.

26.   Although several opposition parties have joined in the Alliance for Change, an important opposition leader has stayed out of the umbrella group.

27.   Before the election, Lee said the party would join the DPP in a coalition.

28.   Boim said he expected the centrist Shinui party to join, along with some members of the ultranationalist National Union.

29.   Bruton needed the votes of the small Democratic Left party to win the leadership but it was unclear whether that party would join the coalition.

30.   But Bruton said the IRA-allied Sinn Fein party could not join the talks until the IRA renounced violence.