51. Old powerful political clans still dominate many regions but are no longer assured of electoral victory as they were in pre-Marcos years. 52. Should this be the case, then the peace process would be all but finished, and a new era of conflict would dominate the region. 53. Skies remained clear to partly cloudy overnight across the northeast Caribbean as drier conditions dominated the region. 54. Strong high pressure across the western Atlantic continues to dominate the region. 55. The country is mostly Orthodox Christian but has a large Greek Catholic minority that dominates western regions. 56. The government, however, says the rebels are simply pawns in a Rwandan military move to dominate the region. 57. The Kurdish region is dominated by two other parties whose backing would be helpful for the project to become operational, he said. 58. The men are chosen and armed by the tribes that dominate this region. 59. The rebels consider these provinces their traditional Muslim homeland, but generations of Christian settlers have come to dominate the region. 60. The region is dominated by ethnic Russians, some of whom have campaigned for reunification with Russia. |