21.  Schroeder is under pressure to chalk up progress towards peace in Kosovo from the pacifist wing of the Green party, the junior partner in his coalition.

22.  The case has drawn a lot of attention in France, and lawmakers from the Communist and Green parties showed up at the hearing to give Millet their support.

23.  The Green party lost out to the Social Democrats.

24.  The Green party was the biggest single loser.

25.  The green Ecolo party was expected to become the second biggest in Wallonia.

26.  The green parties were surging to historic highs while the Conservatives also profited from the general condemnation of the Christian Democrat-Socialist coalition.

27.  The Green party and former environmental minister Segolene Royal denounced it.

28.  The liberal Green party also won seats in the state parliament.

29.  The party has also criticized Environment Minister Dominique Voynet, a member of the Green party, saying she failed to consult hunters before drafting the law.

30.  Verhofstadt will try to broker a government of Conservatives, Socialists and Green parties.