If the left secures a majority of seats in parliament, Socialist leader Lionel Jospin would likely become prime minister in a power-sharing arrangement with President Chirac.

如果左翼在议会中获得多数席位，社会党领袖莱昂内尔·若斯潘可能会成为总理，与总统希拉克分享权力。

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There seems to be some kind of agreement on the sharing of ministerial seats, but the question remains to what extent this agreement will meet the aspirations of the parties.

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Having annoyed many Tories (and the Speaker) with seats between London and Birmingham, the government is now sharing the pain with colleagues who have constituencies between Birmingham and Manchester or Leeds.

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