51.  The dominant ruling party opposed the bills.

52.  The dominant Muslim SDA party also has had to deal with much stronger opposition from two Social Democrat parties in the Muslim-Croat federation.

53.  The MQM, which is the politically dominant party in Karachi, is seeking recognition as a fifth ethnic group in Pakistan, something successive governments have rejected.

54.  The preliminary results showed smaller parties took the rest, forcing the two dominant parties into consensus-building on legislative issues.

55.  The social-democrat Javnadarflokkurin, which polls indicated would be the dominant party, was behind, followed by five smaller parties of various stripes.

56.  They accuse the electoral board, which is controlled by the two dominant parties, of improperly barring several smaller parties from the ballot.

57.  They also are likely to see the continuing decline of Congress, once the dominant party in Uttar Pradesh state and the nation.

58.  They once again have emerged as the dominant party, although with some help from minor coalition partners.

59.  Voronin seemed uncommitted ahead of the election about just how much democracy he would allow as president, prime minister or leader of the dominant parliamentary party.

60.  With the voting only hours old, and neither dominant party expecting a clear majority, politicians already were talking about possible coalitions.