1.  The newly formed opposition coalition insisted it was the majority and kept the original day and time.

2.  Members of seven parties making up the Union for Democratic Renewal, a newly formed opposition alliance, refused to join the government.

3.  Each broke with previously formed opposition alliances to side with the government, then under pressure switched back to the opposition.

4.  A former Zambian vice president was named Sunday as the leader of the newly formed opposition party, the Forum for Democracy and Development.

5.  He was faced with the newly formed opposition Canadian Alliance trying to consolidate conservative support and moves within his own Liberal Party to make him step aside.

6.  Tasmagambetov said Monday that he would try and work with a newly formed opposition movement that had drawn the ire of his predecessor.