1.   Various other parliamentary blocs exist including pro-government members, Palestinian and Arab nationalists, leftists, liberals and independent Islamists.

2.   The opposition Democratic Left Alliance thus became the largest parliamentary bloc.

3.   His backers included an old-guard political party, at least part of the parliamentary bloc of the military, and the bloc of Islamic parties.

4.   Marek Krzaklewski, the power behind the scenes of the new government, has chosen not to take a formal post beyond head of the Solidarity parliamentary bloc.

5.   A member of his Parliamentary bloc, Adnan Arakji, said Murr had not formally informed authorities he would resign.

6.   He said Zyuganov would not be replaced as leader of either the Communist Party or the parliamentary bloc it heads.

7.   He was to meet again Saturday with Atal Bihari Vajpayee, whose Bharatiya Janata Party is the single largest parliamentary bloc.

8.   Immediately after meeting Vajpayee, Narayanan announced he would meet Friday with leaders of the Congress party and the United Front coalition, the other two main parliamentary blocs.

9.   Seventeen Muslim Brotherhood members won seats at the last polls, making them the largest opposition parliamentary bloc.

10.   The move signals that he wants to set up a parliamentary bloc and enlarge his base of support.