Although Wang succeeded Sun as Chairman of the National Government, Chiang's relatively low position in the party's internal hierarchy was bolstered by his military backing and adept political maneuvering following the Zhongshan Warship Incident.

Although the party's share of first preference votes increased by some 22 % from 3. 84 % to 4. 69 % nationally in the 2007 general election, held on 24 May 2007, the party failed to increase the number of TDs returned.

Although the party's primary base is still in Maharashtra, it has tried to expand to a pan-Indian base.

Although Perot easily won the nomination, his victory at the party's national convention led to a schism, as supporters of his opponent, former Governor Richard Lamm of Colorado, accused him of rigging the vote to prevent them from casting their ballots.

Although the new party was dominated by former Nationalists, Lyons was chosen as the new party's leader, and thus became Leader of the Opposition.

Although Daley and Taylor declined at first, at Partee's insistence, Washington was slated for the seat and received the party's support.

Although several candidates were openly competing for the 1916 nomination — most prominently conservative Senator Elihu Root of New York and liberal Senator John W. Weeks of Massachusetts — the party's bosses wanted a moderate who would be acceptable to both factions of the party.

Although a growing number of the party's conservatives — especially in the South — had grown increasingly skeptical of Roosevelt's economic and social policies, few of them dared to publicly oppose Roosevelt, and he was renominated easily when the Democratic Convention met in Chicago.

Although the party's conservatives could not stop FDR from winning the nomination, the obvious physical decline in the President's appearance, as well as rumors of secret health problems, led many delegates and party leaders to strongly oppose Henry A. Wallace.

Although a socialist, he had not at this time adopted the Marxist views that he would be known for in later life, and unlike many of his friends did not join the Marxist Communist Party of Great Britain, although did contribute to the party's publication, Labour Monthly.

Although in the early years of his tenure Hu attempted to pioneer a form of " intraparty democracy " that called for greater participation from lower-ranked members to determine policy and select the leadership, there has been little evidence of meaningful changes to the party's governing structure and decision-making process.

Although the Liberals were the larger partner in the merger, Hughes emerged as the new party's leader, with Cook as his deputy.

Although she had sponsored a series of resolutions at the party's 2000 convention condemning what many saw as the party's distraction with social and governance policy at the expense of work on environmental issues, electoral reform moved to the top of Carr's agenda as leader.

Although the party's majority was reduced in 1996, it was nevertheless able to triumph over the divided remnants of the Social Credit Coalition.

Although a negotiator's alternative options should, in theory, be straightforward to evaluate, the effort to understand which alternative represents a party's BATNA is often not invested.

Although an activist with Fianna Fáil for many years, she was thought to be unlikely to receive the party's nomination.

Although Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, the party's first President, played a key role in halting the Lapua Movement, in the 1933 parliamentary election the party formed an electoral coalition with Patriotic People's Movement, founded by former Lapua Movement supporters.

Although BC and Alberta would elect a few Social Credit Members of Parliament ( MPs ) in that decade, it would be Quebec that maintained the party's national presence after 1962.

Although the majority of the SPD supported the German government in World War I, Pieck was a member of the party's left wing, which opposed the war.

Although many ordinary members of the Labour Party ( who were unhappy at the way the party's parliamentary wing was behaving ) backed Anderton, he became increasingly isolated in parliament.

Although members of the group attempted to persuade former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm, Perot's chief rival for the nomination, to run for president as an Independent, he declined, pointing out that he had promised before running that he would not challenge the party's decision.

Although the party's popularity has declined from its peak of 64. 4 % in the 2007 Duma elections to 49. 32 % in the 2011 elections, it remains by far the most popular party in the country, ahead of the Communist Party ( at 19. 19 %).

Although the party's vote share dropped to 3. 2 % in the early elections in 1997, it gained an additional MP, winning four seats.

Although he pointed out that mandatory legislation impinging on home rule is basically distasteful, he added that the vital interest in election results transcended county lines.

Although most South African parties announced their candidate list for provincial premierships in the 2009 election, the ANC did not.

Although polls just a week before the election gave Arias a comfortable lead of at least 12 % ( and up to 20 %), preliminary election results gave him only a. 4 % lead over rival Ottón Solís and prompted a manual recount of all ballots.

Although technically already ruling, after the election he would be crowned as emperor by the Pope.

Although Coppola insisted that this was purely coincidental, for not only was the script for The Conversation completed in the mid-1960s ( before the election of Richard Nixon ) but the spying equipment used in the film was discovered through research and the use of technical advisers and not, as many believed, by revelatory newspaper stories about the Watergate break-in.

Although the main opposition parties claimed the elections had been manipulated, there was none of the civil disturbance that followed the 1993 election.

Although Gresham was a Republican, he had supported Cleveland ( a Democrat ) in the 1892 election because of his intense dislike for the Republican nominee, President Benjamin Harrison.

Although the Mongols killed Henry and destroyed his forces, their advance into Europe was halted when they turned back to attend to the election of a new Khagan ( Grand Khan ) following the death in the same year of Ögedei Khan.

Although the nationalistic fervor sweeping French West Africa at this time was largely absent in Mauritania, continuous politicking ( averaging one election every eighteen months between 1946 and 1958 ) provided training for political leaders and awakened a political consciousness among the populace.

Although the election was boycotted by the Mujahideen, the government left 50 of the 234 seats in the House of Representatives, as well as a small number of seats in the Senate, vacant in the hope that the guerillas would end their armed struggle and participate in the government.

Although the election was decided on February 17, 1801, Jefferson did not take office until March 4, 1801.

Although most of those directly involved in the campaign believe that the rally really came to widespread attention only after the election itself.

Although never Emperor, Henry I the Fowler, Duke of Saxony, was arguably the founder of this imperial dynasty, since his election as German king in 919 made it possible for his son, Otto the Great to take on the imperium.

Although Germany's once-powerful trade unions distanced themselves from the Left in the 2005 election, some union leaders expressed interest in cooperating with the party after the election.

Although, as the former treasurer, Howard was ‘ discredited ’ by the budget blowout, he had argued unsuccessfully against Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, that the revised figures should be disclosed before the election.

Although chosen in 683, he was not ordained until 684 because the permission of Emperor Constantine IV was not obtained until some months after the election.

Although Pius V is often credited with the origin of the Pope's white garments — supposedly because after his election Pius continued to wear his white Dominican habit — this claim must be regarded as legendary on account of the great number of contemporary portraits of earlier popes wearing the same white cassock he supposedly inaugurated.

Although five candidates announced their intention to run, the three representing minor parties ( Benny Begin of Herut – The National Movement, Azmi Bishara of Balad and Yitzhak Mordechai of the Centre Party ) dropped out before election day, and Ehud Barak beat Netanyahu in the election.

Although the coalition remained in power for almost another seven years ( until the 1972 Federal election ), it did so under four different Prime Ministers.

Although initially willing to stand in the 1984 elections, the UNO, headed by Arturo Cruz ( a former Sandinista ) declined participation in the elections based on their own objections to the restrictions placed on the electoral process by the State of Emergency and the official advisement of President Ronald Reagan's State Department, who feared that their participation would legitimize the election process.

Although he deeply admired the piety of the monks, he ultimately decided on the life of a layman upon his marriage and election to Parliament in 1504.