1.   The treaty required the backing of both governing coalition parties.

2.   Of the coalition parties the PP increased its share of the vote, especially in the north and east of the country, while the SDP sustained limited losses.

3.   The representation of the other two coalition parties remained unchanged.

4.   The coalition parties were the two Christian Social parties, and the two Socialist parties.

5.   The leader of the other main coalition member party, Chart Thai, Air Chief Marshal Somboon Rahong, reportedly declined to be nominated for the premiership.

6.   And coalition parties have pledged to pull together a project team next week to draft policies for revitalizing the stock market and help banks deal with non-performing loans.

7.   And the leadership of a centrist coalition party, the Third Way, said its members were also likely to vote for new elections.

8.   As the remark suggests, Murayama is emphasizing the success of all three coalition parties as a criterion for success in the election.

9.   Backed by official government advertising, members of government coalition parties and the government itself have started their campaigns.

10.   But if the coalition parties desert him, the government will fall and new elections will have to be organized.