So far, most of the new cards have been issued to people in his political strongholds.

They had made the Museum their political stronghold.

As the party lost the municipal contest in El Alto in these elections, they lost their last remaining political stronghold in the country.

Israel considers al-Atatra a political stronghold of Hamas.

The commune is the political stronghold of independence leader Oscar Temaru who served three times as president.

Azhagiri garners support from Southern Tamil Nadu, which is termed as his political stronghold.

It is also a political stronghold for conservative Catalan nationalism, with Convergència i Unió dominating the town's politics.

His strong hate for the politicians led the promotion of bureaucratic-technocracy which was seen a strong weapon of countering the politicians and their political strongholds.

Since the country gained independence in 1962, the northwest was the political stronghold of the ruling Hutu elite and the recruiting ground for the army.

The area is a political stronghold for the Centre Party which usually gains around 50 percent of the votes.