11.  The Left party dominates the center-left coalition of Premier Romano Prodi.

12.  The right wing Bharatiya Janata Party, the left parties and socialist Janata Dal also demanded a parliamentary probe into alleged irregularities.

13.  The Social Democrats are backed in parliament by the Green and the Left parties.

14.  This will be reflected in the updated Common Minimum Programme of the UF, which will also be endorsed by the Left parties belonging to it.

15.  If the Maoists are serious at all to seek a resolution through peaceful talks, they should prove their intention in action, nine left parties said.

16.  The youth group of the Left party has also planned protests for that day, but the nature of the protests has not yet been disclosed.

17.  Two extreme left parties also gained ground.

18.  The leader categorically denied rumours that a power struggle had erupted within the Left party during her two-week absence.

19.  The message from the market was that there would be a big sell-off if the left parties got it.

20.  The Left party, made up of pacifists, extreme left activists and former communists, supports the ruling minority Labour party on various issues in parliament.