71.   Since only a majority of parliament can recall a prime minister, any leader has to build a coalition of several small parties to stay afloat.

72.   Several small private parties are also being held, but Mrs. Astor had little to say about them.

73.   Six small parties accounted for the remainder.

74.   Small party loyal to Northern Ireland, also called Ulster, as an independent entity.

75.   Small anti-immigrant parties hold toeholds in other EU nations, such as Britain and the Netherlands.

76.   That has empowered the multiplying small parties, weakened Labor and Likud and diluted the bond between the parliament and the prime minister.

77.   That allows small parties to stay in parliament, and help form, or destroy coalitions.

78.   That system benefits small parties that otherwise could not win any seats.

79.   That system is intended to give even small parties a way into Parliament, where they often use their leverage to bring down coalition governments.

80.   The bottle rockets each small party set off seemed grander than the official fireworks.