51.   The opposition faction, particularly the NAP, is in retreat from its onslaught at the hands of the Chuan government.

52.   The opposition factions have sought before to unite to form a cohesive and effective alliance against Saddam.

53.   The risk to Yeltsin is that the Communists and other opposition factions would gain more seats in a new election, which would be held sometime this summer.

54.   The panel includes members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the two leading opposition factions.

55.   The proposal drew immediate criticism in Cyprus from leaders of both the ruling centrist-right coalition parties and opposition factions, who were briefed Friday night by Clerides.

56.   The talks in Kenya were intended to bring a number of the opposition factions, including those belonging to the council, into the government.

57.   The talks in Kenya were intended to bring a number of the opposition factions, including those belonging to the council, into the governmental fold.

58.   The state-run Iraqi media has been silent on the reports from various opposition factions which, despite some contradictions, concurred on several points.

59.   The visit also marks a temporary reprieve from gutter politics on the home front after the opposition faction took the trip as a mere image-building exercise.

60.   They left Bangkok hinting that the Chuan government has at least until March to tackle the prevailing economic crisis before the opposition faction contemplates a no-confidence debate.