Word: splinters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...government. The elections had left Labor with 44 seats in the Knesset, three more than Likud but still far short of the 61 needed for a parliamentary majority. In the past, Likud has had more success than Labor in patching together a coalition from the small religious and splinter parties that will now control 35 seats in the Knesset. But as Herzog consulted with many of these 13 groups, it became clear that some former Likud supporters were reluctant to commit themselves to a new Shamir government. Among the notable holdouts was the National Religious Party. Former Defense Minister Ezer...
...seats. Day after day, potential allies trooped in to state their conditions to Shamir and Peres. Rarely had the process seemed so fractured and complex. Though Labor had won the most seats, Likud appeared to be in a slightly better position to piece together a government because the splinter parties that are ideologically closer to Likud fared better. The next step will be for the country's President, Chaim Herzog, to ask either Shamir or Peres to try to forge a coalition. But even Herzog, whose sympathies favor Labor, was delaying his choice until it became clearer which leader...
...dramatic act of violence momentarily distracted Beirut last week: a Shi'ite Muslim splinter group blew up the Libyan embassy to protest the disappearance of Imam Moussa Sadr, their spiritual leader, who vanished while visiting Libya in 1978. Aside from that, life in the city was normal. On Wednesday four men were kidnapped, allegedly by Christian vigilantes. The next day, three Christians were abducted. And somewhere in the city, several more women suddenly agonized over whether they should hope or mourn. -By James Kelly...
...united and cohesive Western Europe capable of assuming a superpower's role in world affairs. The low voter turnout for last month's European parliamentary elections had sent the leaders an unmistakable message: support for that ideal among many citizens is flagging. Moreover, election gains by splinter parties of the left and right heralded a growing popular discontent with politics as usual...
...those assigned to right-wing packs. Nonetheless, the rebels frequently execute alleged army collaborators, including villagers who gave either information or food to passing patrols. A hit team from a major guerrilla group, the Popular Liberation Front (FPL), killed U.S. Navy Lieut. Albert Schaufelberger last May, while a splinter faction called the Revolutionary Workers' Movement has claimed credit for murdering two politicians...