Word: antigovernmental
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Ominous Preview. The largest gains were made by the militantly antigovernment, antiwar An Quang Buddhists, whose street riots back in 1963 were a major factor in the downfall of Diem. The Buddhists, who were strong in the northern provinces, emerged from the election with 31 seats, the second biggest bloc...
Until now, the House has always been pro-government by about a 2-1 margin. The makeup is likely to be much the same after this week's ballots are counted. However, significant antigovernment blocs have begun to coalesce, thus the election promised to be a litmus test of...
Government Weapons. Opposition candidates in South Viet Nam must wage uphill battles that would dishearten the most determined American politician. The government not only controls television and radio, but its rigid press laws stifle antigovernment stories in newspapers and discourage favorable stories about opposition candidates. The army provides transportation and...
The candidate who faced probably the worst obstacles in this election was Ngo Cong Duc, 34, a Socialist, Catholic and nationalist, who is also the best-known and most outspoken antigovernment legislator in Viet Nam. To find out what was involved in campaigning against President Thieu, TIME Correspondent Stanley Cloud...
Bombs, Acid and Fire. Duc's difficulty is that he has been a particularly outspoken opponent of President Thieu, whom he denounces as serving "the interests of war profiteers, the privileged classes and a foreign power [the U.S.]." Soon after entering Congress in 1967, he founded an antigovernment newspaper...