It has governed the country alone or in coalitions for all but two and a half years since 1955.

He has governed the small southern African country since 2004 and is currently serving his second and last term as president.

The status of executives has been governed by private law since 1998.

Denmark had been governed by a system of absolute monarchy since the 17th century.

Military leaders who had governed the country since 1964 gave way to re-democratization.

It has governed the country since 2006, following the first ever majority victory by a single party in the December 2005 elections.

The province has been governed directly by Britain since 1972.

In setting up a federal system, the plan would grant wide autonomy to the country's Kurdish region, which has governed itself since 1991.

The ruling party has governed Mexico without interruption since 1929.

In Texas, the state asked a federal judge to end a court order that has governed prison conditions since 1980.