31.   The election result enhanced the stature of Kaifu and reduced the amount of factional conflict within the ruling party.

32.   Charges were pending against former head of state and head of the ruling SED party, Erich Honecker, who had taken refuge in the Chilean embassy in Moscow.

33.   In a show of confidence, the government allowed independent candidates to stand against the ruling Baath party.

34.   Analysts said the ruling party got a last-minute boost from North KoreaUs military maneuvers on the North-South border last weekend.

35.   And he recently was chairman of a meeting of the ruling party, Bosnian Serb officials said.

36.   Analysts erroneously credited Cassidy and Associates, a Washington public relations firm hired by the ruling Kuomintang party, with getting Lee his visa.

37.   And in recent days, the ruling party has seemingly responded to the barrage of criticism.

38.   And the ruling party continues to enjoy strong support among poor farmers and low income workers, the very people hurt worst by the decades-long crisis.

39.   And then the ruling party abandoned its quest for a runoff and conceded defeat for the good of the country.

40.   Arab ruling parties, with cash and patronage in their gift, can usually win without cheating, though to be safe they usually cheat too.