21.  He insisted he would not be held to ransom by the Marxist party, the Refounded Communists, in exchange for their support.

22.  Dini feared that hinging the survival of a center-left government on the sole support of the Marxist party would be too risky.

23.  The Refounded Communist Party, the Marxist party which supports the government without participating in it, made a particularly strong showing.

24.  The threat of lack of support from the marxist party has been a major thorn in the side of the centre-left coalition.

25.  On Tuesday, a former member of the banned Iraqi Communist party announced the formation of a marxist party.

26.  Plans to create a new Kurdish party and a Marxist party have already been announced.

27.  The Northern League gained around seven percent of the votes, while the marxist Refounded Communists party obtained eight percent.