61.   The smaller parties grouped in the Alliance for Change generally favor going to elections in any conditions.

62.   The smaller parties, most of whom lost seats in the elections, could still have some leverage on government policy.

63.   The rest of the votes were scattered among smaller parties, AP said.

64.   The system is designed to force smaller parties to join coalitions, something the Communists have refused to do.

65.   The two smaller parties participated in a coalition government with the LDP before the lower house elections.

66.   The smaller Catholic parties allied with Fini and Berlusconi in the so-called Freedom Alliance said they would like to find a solution that avoids a government crisis.

67.   The smaller Liberal Democrats party will also field a candidate.

68.   The Zulu-based Inkatha Freedom Party and other smaller parties split the rest of the vote.

69.   The two smaller parties are supposed to cooperate with Hashimoto in most respects, but they will not have any Cabinet posts.

70.   This system would probably represent a reasonable compromise, allowing smaller parties to participate in talks and avoiding domination by the larger parties.