They were threatening to bring down the government by withdrawing from the ruling coalition.

他们威胁要退出统治联盟以让政府垮台。

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The combined left-wing opposition in France has defeated President Jacque Chirac's ruling Conservative Coalition in the first round of the country's parliamentary elections.

在法国议会第一轮选举中，左翼反对派联合击败了总统雅克·希拉克的保守派执政联盟。

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No political bloc took enough seats to assume power and Western diplomats,among others, say it could be weeks,perhaps months before a ruling coalition could come together.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

The secular,Shi'ite-Sunni bloc led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi took the most seats, but two more overtly Shi'ite groups are said to be close to forming a ruling coalition.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

Kurdistan's Interior Minister, Karim Zingari, who belongs to the ruling coalition between the Kurdish Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), insisted that international observers saw to it that the process went smoothly.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

Israel's Labour Party, now in the ruling coalition, will also be choosing a leader.

ECONOMIST: America and the Middle East

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, leads a four-party ruling coalition that barely coalesces and scarcely rules.

ECONOMIST: Ersatz Europeans

Malaysia's ruling coalition has won a simple majority in the country's election, extending its 56-year rule.

BBC: Malaysia vote: PM Najib Razak's Barisan Nasional wins