Word: factionalized
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...ultra-conservative faction exists, but I wouldn't put it at any more than 10 percent of the party." says Harry J. Wilson '93, the former president of the Harvard Republican Club...
...while the far right may be more vocal, the faction of the party led by Massachusetts Gov. William F. Weld '66, who takes a far more liberal position on social issues including gay rights and abortion, is also growing in prominence and size. Many predict that in 1996 the Republicans will be much more tolerant of the pro-abortion rights wing of the party...
Peterson also says the "slower, stodgy process" of making changes in the GOP establishment will discourage a takeover by any one faction...
...Japanese public, stirred by the arrogance of the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party power brokers, was furious that Kanemaru got off so lightly. Protests within his party, in business circles and in the press finally forced Kanemaru to resign his seat in the Diet and as chief of his faction, throwing the ruling party into disarray. Said he: "It was Shin Kanemaru who was wrong. There are no other bad guys...
...quit the talks. As an initial test of strength, the alliance called for a complete shutdown of businesses in the territories on Sept. 23. After five years of the intifadeh and countless strike calls, many Palestinian shopkeepers have begun to ignore the demands to close up. Fatah, Arafat's faction within the P.L.O., even instructed Palestinians to conduct business as usual on Sept. 23. Nonetheless, the entire West Bank and Gaza Strip shut down on the appointed day, proving that the hard-liners are able to wield considerable influence over a % frightened population...