That means Parliament shouldn't block any manifesto commitment by a ruling party in the assembly.
The hapless Mr Gandhi, a national figure and scion of a ruling party in paralysis, never had a chance.
It would not be the first time Mr Ozawa has torn a ruling party apart because he could not get his way.
Under the old system, a ruling party could remove its leader and install a new prime minister, or there could be horse-trading for a new coalition.
But Dr Mahathir, for all his zeal in fighting corruption, is also one of the staunchest critics of those who argue that a western-style opposition can keep a ruling party honest.
LDP's right wing to split off and form an alliance with Ichiro Ozawa, who was once a political heavyweight in the ruling party but now leads a dwindling band of conservatives in the opposition.
What happens next revolves around a congress next week of the ruling Independence Party, a broad centre-right coalition hostile to EU membership.
His party's rise coincides with a slump for the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party, which pollsters now say barely commands 10% support, and the collapse of a rival in Punjab, the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam).
As a crucial ally of the ruling Congress party, she is in a strong position.
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, leads a four-party ruling coalition that barely coalesces and scarcely rules.
Only in Tamil Nadu is the ruling party a member of the national alliance.
Mabunda was first exposed to weapons through his uncle, a soldier in the ruling party's military wing, when he was only seven years old.
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His move followed lengthy talks with Mr Moon, amid concern that splitting the opposition vote between two candidates would hand the ruling party a win.
Independent TV, a local station, reported that Rahman had plans to contest next year's elections as a candidate for the ruling party and had been meeting friends to discuss his future when the fire broke out.
Diplomats say that a PML-N alliance with PPP, the former ruling party, could be a possibility if Mr. Khan's PTI does particularly well.
"If there is some special circumstance that permits this, authorities must share this with the public as they are setting a bad precedent, " the women's branch of South Africa's ruling party said in a statement.
He would ensure the independence of a nominated house by putting appointments in the hands of an independent commission, and ruling out a majority for any party.
Ms Volochkova, who used to enjoy the spotlight as a former Bolshoi Theatre prima ballerina, joined Russia's ruling party in 2003 along with a host of cinema, sports and showbusiness celebrities.
Thus, despite Golkar's current unpopularity (only 7% supported Mr Habibie in a November poll, compared with 30% each for two popular opposition leaders), the ruling party may still win a substantial share of the vote.
But neither the Europeans nor the Americans would welcome a third party over-ruling them.
A. Morshed and Sohel Mostafa Swapan, head of a local branch of the ruling party's youth league.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath, a politician from the ruling Congress party, also said Mr. Srinivasan should step down.
His 2013 budget proposal was defeated after Franco Debono, a member of the ruling Nationalist Party, withdrew his support for the bill.
"It seems to me times have changed, and there's a chance to revisit this, " said Russ Hiebert, a member of the ruling Conservative party.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf vowed Wednesday to serve out his full five-year term, despite a resounding defeat for his ruling party during recent parliamentary elections.
Mr Saleh is now backed by little more than the remnants of his ruling party and a trio of security agencies led by a son and two nephews.
Their best hope may be to stop the ruling party winning a huge majority, which might just weaken Dr Mahathir's popularity and encourage party officials to challenge him.
It describes Mali's democracy as a system in which the ruling party buys political support and votes, with high-level posts or with lucrative government contracts - many not tendered.
Muneo Suzuki is a backbench MP from the northern island of Hokkaido who was a prodigious fundraiser and a key player in the ruling party's richest and most powerful faction.
British parliamentarian Douglas Carswell, a member of the ruling Conservative Party and staunch free marketeer, says this sense of judgment is key, and enables us to hold those who make decisions to account.
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