The minority centre-right government formed after the 2001 election by Kjell Magne Bondevik needs the Progress Party's votes to stay in power.
If Mr Basescu wins, he can opt for cohabitation, or he may try to install a minority centre-right government that will fall in due course, paving the way for another general election.
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But Thorbjorn Jagland, leader of the opposition Labour Party, has been tentatively raising the issue again, partly to embarrass the ruling centre-right minority coalition, which is at odds with itself over a number of European issues.
He will probably lead a minority centre-right coalition, backed by independents, in partnership once again with the Progressive Democrats, a small liberal party that managed to lose both its leader, Michael McDowell, and three-quarters of its deputies.
Norway's ruling Labour Party risks losing power in next month's parliamentary election (see article), and in Sweden and Denmark social democrats preside over minority governments that face strong right-of-centre challenges in elections next year.
Finally, congratulations to the dozens and dozens of free thinkers who wrote in, often using the exact same language, regarding a piece by NPR's David Welna on the oncoming collision in the Senate over the right of the minority to filibuster judicial nominations.
Under all scenarios, Sprint has a right to a vote by minority shareholders in which it faces an uncertain outcome with or without Ergen.
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But right now smartphones are still a minority of the phone market, and even among smartphones, you have to have a front-facing camera.
As the minority staff, we have fewer resources than our counterparts, just as the majority has more votes than the minority to pass whatever inquiry it believes is right.
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Bill Maher and the other minority investors may have bought in at just the right time.
"The actions of a small minority of schools don't make the policy right, " said deputy general secretary Martin Johnson.
Last week Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right Freedom Party, which provides the minority government with backbench support, lashed out against plans to extend further financial backing to Greece.
His party came third in June's general election, winning 15% of the vote, and will now prop up a minority government of the liberal VVD with the centre-right Christian Democrats.
In Sweden's recent election the far-right Sweden Democrats won seats for the first time, denying Fredrik Reinfeldt, the prime minister, a centre-right majority (he is now running a minority government).
He prefers to do so with parties of the centre, or even the right, rather than try to rule with a minority leftist coalition dependent on the votes of the Arab parties.
Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott said the tapes show the United States is right to wage a war on terrorism.
"We put our officers right in the middle of where the problems are, mostly minority areas, " says the 43-year veteran of the NYPD.
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With Goldencents running for glory in Pitino's backyard, the coach's minority stake in the horse doesn't matter with him benefiting from the majority of luck right now.
Under the Public Administration Law passed in Romania last year, if a national or ethnic minority makes up over 20% of the population of a given settlement, they have the right to street signs, schools, and official proceedings in their own language.
People who have reviewed the ownership agreement for the channel said both minority stakeholders can block any sale of part of the network to a competitor and have the right to buy any shares of the network the Mets owners want to make available to an outside investor.
The right of Muslim women to cover themselves is fiercely debated in France, which has a significant Muslim minority but also a staunchly secular constitution.
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