The Communists and the Socialists no longer formed a majority, so the MRP was a necessary partner for the writing of a constitutional text.

In 1936, the Socialists and the Radicals formed a coalition, with Communist support, called the Popular Front.

At the same time, the retiring President, Zhelyu M. Zhelev, also a member of the opposition party, refused to allow the Socialists to form a new government.

Falling short of a majority, however, the Socialists formed a grand coalition, known as the Central Block, with the PSD.

According to Russian Gazeta.ru, Tymoshenko, Yushchenko and the Socialists can form a coalition.

Under this arrangement, the conservative Liberal Democratic Party ruled and the Socialists formed a perpetual opposition.

He said the amendment would be sent to Parliament once his Liberal Party and the Socialists had formed a new coalition government, after their victory in elections last month.

Mr President, the Socialists have always formed part of a movement for worldwide peace.

Last June, when the Socialists formed their awkward ruling coalition, they abandoned most of those principles.

Socialists of different nationalities formed their own parties.