21.  The ruling group has promised that this period will last for two years, after which national elections will be held.

22.  But Golkar legislator Rully Chairul Azwar refuted allegations that the ruling political group opposed political reform.

23.  Elements among the former ruling group, especially among the Afrikaners, suffer from a sense of disempowerment and marginalization.

24.  Golkar deputy chairman Abdul Gafur said punitive measures would await anyone from the ruling political group who dissented from the party line and supported Emil.

25.  Gen. David Abel, the minister of economic planning under SLORC, is not a regional military commander and was therefore not included in the new ruling group.

26.  However, in some developing countries, the armed forces has been commonly misused to protect the vested interests of ruling groups merely to preserve the status quo.

27.  Kim Jong-pil, who bolted the ruling group early this year, is from Chungchong provinces in central South Korea.

28.  McGeoch was part of the ruling conservative group when the Sydney bid won.

29.  Some opposition politicians are reportedly being asked to join the ruling group.

30.  The current ruling group combines the Liberal Democrats and Social Democrats, better known simply as the Socialists.