31.  Talks were nearly derailed when one key ethnic Albanian party demanded the government halt attacks on the militants before talks could begin.

32.  The announcement came after a key Macedonian party returned to negotiations after temporarily backing out of the talks.

33.  The country agreed to create a national unity government Friday after a key ethnic Albanian party dropped its objections.

34.  The incident was the second in as many days involving a key political party in the province.

35.  The key parties in Northern Ireland and their position on talking to the IRA-allied Sinn Fein party.

36.  The Knesset appeared unlikely to dissolve itself after one key party, the Shas religious party, said Monday it opposed such a move.

37.  The minority government was on the brink of collapse Thursday after a key party defected to the opposition camp over a privatization scandal.

38.  The so-called national unity government emerged after a key ethnic Albanian party dropped its objections to joining.

39.  The two men scored a victory each against a former bureaucrat backed by several key political parties.

40.  With the key parties playing for time, international envoys nonetheless insisted the peace process remained on track.