Separated from their opponents by a thin margin, the right-leaning, pro-bailout New Democracy would face challenges all their own, including a tough road to a parliamentary majority, making further EU-proposed cuts and funding negotiations all the more difficult to pass.
Ronnie is no poker-faced pro, however - there's plenty of wincing and face-pulling when he falls short of the perfection he demands of himself.
Gun-control groups have gained political influence but they face a powerful pro-gun lobby, led by the National Rifle Association, which insists it has the constitution on its side.
The rise of far-right parties in Austria, Flanders, France and elsewhere reflects not so much a lurch to a xenophobic nationalism as an in-your-face protest to establishment politicians to halt their roughshod pro-European methods.
The chief face of the pro-Kremlin parties is Mr Putin, whose approval ratings still hover between 70% and 80%.
The activist tactics were different in the two cases and all perfectly legal, even though they may fly in the face of the pro-transparency trends that have dominated public and private sector efforts to clean up the mess of 2008.
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In what the newspaper describes as a "show of open dissent from the Tory Left", Lord Brittan says Mr Hague will face similar criticism from other pro-European Tories after the election, if the Conservatives lose.
Equally, Mr Bauer's pension views fly in the face of the Republican Party's pro-business wing, which supports privatisation.
If the court does not intervene, pro-life groups may consider legal action, but face a difficult hurdle.
In the face of these attacks, U.K. pro-choice activists are becoming increasingly organized.
Even if these latest pro-plaintiff reforms pass, companies still won't face juries and punitive damages, the most unpredictable aspects of the U.S. system.
The 13-time Pro Bowl middle linebacker intends to return Sunday to face the Indianapolis Colts in what will almost certainly be his final home game.
Halfpenny has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top after going from playing semi-pro club rugby a year ago to earning the call to face South Africa this summer.
Forbes sifted through news reports, foreclosure filings and property listings to uncover a dozen examples of high-profile homeowners, from pop stars to pro athletes, who face foreclosure or have at some point in the past year.
In the face of a hawkish Republican rival and in front of an electorate that is in parts fiercely pro-Israel, Mr Obama may feel he has to welcome, or even build on, an Israeli fait accompli in a way he would not have done earlier and might not do after his re-election, should it come about.
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