Experts said it was more likely that the governing party wanted to give itself more time to settle its succession battle.

His action pitches the Labor Party into a succession battle and makes the chances of a unity government less likely.

Heracles played a brief part in the succession battles, and then disappeared.

Mr. Niyazov's death had been expected to set off a succession battle, but so far none has spilled into the public light.

His death could lead to a succession battle among Saudi Arabia's royal family, which has some 6,000 princes.

He lost a highly publicized succession battle for the chancellorship, though.

The succession battle involved issues of personality and skills as well as religious ideology.

Since then, commentators have raised questions about a papal resignation letter and spun new theories about the succession battle.

The firm is registered in Delaware, and thus the succession battle was being fought there.

The resulting succession battle caused the federation to collapse.