But he and the leaders of two smaller Protestant parties allied with paramilitary groups are expected to stay.

Ms. Calderon belongs to a party most often allied with the Democrats, and said she had never before endorsed a Republican.

Among them are several religious parties now allied with Likud.

But experiences with the traditional parties allied with the Soviet Union had also been unsatisfactory.

Herri Batasuna is a Basque political party allied with the separatist group.

Fourteen other candidates, most of them representing political parties allied with various Kenyan ethnic groups, divided the rest.

The virtually unregulated processes of civil discovery have become a vehicle for parties allied in an attempt to destroy the President.

The proposal received an enthusiastic welcome from the smaller political parties allied with Labour.

The Lega Autonoma, the party allied with the government, swiftly gained power.

The Democratic Convergence, a coalition of leftist parties allied with the guerrillas, reportedly won about 3 percent.