They think voters are likelier to reject AV if told that it will mean more seats for the Lib Dems, and more king-making power after elections for third-party leaders such as Mr Clegg, whose reputation has been hurt by his various policy compromises since allying with the Tories.
For all the talk of modernisation and political pluralism, Jordan is still a politely authoritarian state run by a king whose near-absolute power is underpinned by a ruthless and watchful security service.
At Suvarnabhumi ("golden land") his kingdom has grown to about 290, 000 square feet, which includes King Power duty-free shops (75, 000 square feet) and retail space for international and domestic brands such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton and luxury Thai silk manufacturer Jim Thompson.
Those figures include sales from duty- and tax-free stores in three other airports in the country and the duty-free shopping complex in the middle of Bangkok being constructed as a complement to the new airport space (where, without an impending flight or carry-on baggage, shoppers can spend more relaxed time buying duty-free goods, which King Power will have waiting for them at check-in).
Shia discontent often boiled over in the 1980s and 1990s, but abated after King Hamad al-Khalifa took power in 1999, freed prisoners in an amnesty, pardoned exiles and brought in reforms.
There are monarchists who are arguing for a full-scale return to the old regime and the party-less Panchayat system, in which the king exercised absolute power through village, district and national councils.
Richard became king in 1483, taking power from his nephew, the 12-year-old Edward V.
The Hublot King Power Usain Bolt was developed in close consultation with the three-time Olympic champion and Swiss luxury watch brand ambassador.
And at his new employer, which tests and repairs power-generation systems world-wide, Mr. King says he applies many of the same electrical skills he used during his 10 years in the Navy.
He had watched with interest Zog's rise to power, from tribal leader to politician to dictator and self-proclaimed king.
Of course, the goal had been precisely that--to convey to all visiting ambassadors the power and majesty of the French King.
Now the Maoists have ousted Nepal's unpopular king and are closing in on power through a coalition after grabbing a 30% popular-vote plurality in April elections.
Whatever the truth of the affair, it was a brutal baptism into Thai power politics for the 18-year-old Bhumibol, who became King the same day, June 9, 1946.
In 1946, 9-year-old King Simeon II and his family fled Bulgaria and went into exile as Communists seized power and rigged a plebiscite to get rid of the monarchy.
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