The Colorado Party returned to power in January 1947, following a failed multiparty coalition, and with the support of then president Gral.

When it comes time to form governments in Italy, whether at a local or national level, multiparty coalitions are usually required.

But both Burundi leaders were immediately criticized by their political parties, and subsequent disagreement fractured the weak multiparty coalition.

The government itself, a fragile, bickering multiparty coalition, is in turmoil, accused of corruption and bungling the economy.

Like his predecessors, Mr. Chavalit headed a tenuous multiparty coalition whose competing political and financial ambitions made creative leadership nearly impossible.

And in 1933, he was able to build a multi-ethnic, multiparty coalition to become mayor, the first Italian-American to do so.

"We will start the process of building a multiparty coalition," Mr. Di Napoli said.

The lawmakers were expelled as another party that had been a part of Mr. da Silva's multiparty governing coalition formally broke with the president.

The two have also been leaders of the effort to put together a multiparty coalition against Mayor Edward I. Koch.

Cabinet members were accused of corruption and drug-dealing and his multiparty coalition broke up.