Although the differences tend to be portrayed in polarized terms, both major coalitions have developed modified, nuanced and often complex positions.

It is common practice that seats are divided between representatives from the major union coalitions.

But after FRETILIN suffered some major setbacks in the early 1980s Gusmão left FRETILIN and supported various centrist coalitions, eventually becoming a leading opponent of FRETILIN.

By the following year, he had secured alliances with three of the nine major daimyo coalitions and carried the war of unification to Shikoku and Kyūshū.

In recent years, the supporters of social conservatism played a major role in the political coalitions of Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Sarah Palin.

A system where only 3 parties have a realistic possibility of winning an election or forming a coalition is sometimes called a " Third-party system ", however in some cases the system is called a " Stalled Third-Party System " when there are 3 parties in the system, and all 3 parties win a large number of votes, however only 2 have a chance of winning a general election ; this is usually because the electoral system penalises the third party e. g. UK politics, the Liberal Democrats gained 23 % of the vote in 2010 elections but won less than 10 % of the seats due to the First-Past-The-Post electoral system, however despite this they still have enough seats ( and enough public support ) for the other major 2 parties to form coalitions with them or make deals with the third party so to gain their support e. g. Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition formed after the 2010 general election and the Lib-Lab pact during Prime Minister James Callaghan's Minority Labour Government when Labour lost its 3 seat majority in 1977, the pact fell short of a full coalition.

Senatorial candidates are chosen by the leaders of major political parties or coalitions of parties.

The Centre Party is also a member of coalitions in 15 other major towns of Estonia like Pärnu, Narva, Haapsalu and Tartu.

The opposition, which claimed widespread fraud and intimidation, declared that the two major opposition coalitions together would form a majority coalition.

Reinforcing this interpretation, political sociologists have pointed out that the stable functioning of a political democracy requires a setting in which parties represent broad coalitions of varying interests, and that peaceful resolution of social conflicts takes place most easily when the major parties share fundamental values.

By the late 1980s, however, the council became increasingly party politicised with the Conservative Party being the major political force on the council often forming coalitions with Conservative supporting independents to ensure the day to day operation of the Council.

As a partner of both the LDF and the UDF at different times, it has been a major factor in success and failure for the two coalitions.

After that, the three major Christian-democratic parties merged into CDA, and 2-or 3-party coalitions became standard.

The two major coalitions seen in this elections were the K-4 ( Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan ), of the administration, and the KNP ( Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino ), the united opposition.

The two major coalitions seen in this elections were the K-4 ( Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan ), of the administration, and the KNP ( Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino ), the united opposition.

It is one of the two major political coalitions in Kerala, each of which have been in power alternatively for the last two decades.

However French politics displays some tendencies characterizing a two-party system in which power alternates between relatively stable coalitions, each being led by a major party: on the left, the Socialist Party, on the right, the UMP and its predecessors.

Parliamentary elections in 1968 revealed an increasing polarization in the country, with two major coalitions, one pro-Arab Nationalism, led by Rashid Karami and the other pro-Western, led jointly by former President Camille Chamoun, Pierre Gemayel, and Raymond Eddé, both made major gains and won 30 of the 99 seats each.

The municipal executive committee ( kommunstyrelsen ) has 13 members, representing the six parties from the two major political coalitions who have seats in the assembly.

There were differences within and between the major political coalitions over the possible liquidation or increase of this debt.

The election was contested by two major coalitions: Patto per San Marino ( centre-right ) and Riforme e Libertà ( centre-left ).

Regional differences in the level and impact of dealignment simply point up the fact that major shifts in political coalitions are occurring.

Social conservatives are strongest in the South, and in recent years played a major role in the political coalitions of Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Sarah Palin.

He participated in the Fifth Crusade but he could not achieve any major military success.

Italian submarines participated in the Battle of the Atlantic from this base which was also a major base for German U-boats as headquarters of 12th U-boat Flotilla.

They participated in most of the major engagements of the war, including the Battles of White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, as well as the Yorktown campaign.

Officially, all three major parties were supporting the Union membership, but members of all parties participated in the campaign against the membership.

In 1758, he took part in the major amphibious assault that captured the Fortress of Louisbourg from the French, after which he participated in the siege of Quebec City and then the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759.

Ribbentrop suffered a major blow when many old Foreign Office diplomats participated in the 20 July 1944 putsch and assassination attempt on Hitler.

Although these spontaneously created popular forces had participated in several major wars of the Russian Empire, including in combat, they were not obligated to serve for more than one year, and notably departed for home during the 1813 campaign in Germany.

Therefore one can hypothesize that the nine rounds included those in which the athlete participated during regional qualification competitions that were held before the major games.

Hence, they participated in many of the major public religious roles that non-levitical men could, albeit less often and on a somewhat smaller and generally more discreet scale.

Student-soldiers participated in 17 major battles, carrying a flag hand-sewn by UIU women students.

" Later, Rabin was Chief of Operations for the Southern Front and participated in the major battles ending the fighting there, including Operation Yoav and Operation Horev.

In this cup competition all clubs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that normally would not meet could take part, though actually almost only clubs from the Empire's three major cities Vienna, Budapest and Prague participated.

As a youth, he joined the movement against the Tokugawa shogunate and participated in some of the major battles of the Boshin War that led to the Meiji Restoration.

During his tour of duty in Europe, Stubby also participated in 17 battles and four major offensives – including the St. Mihel, Meuse-Argonne, Aisne-Marne, and Champagne Marne campaigns.

As Crown Prince, Olav had received extensive military training and had participated in most major Norwegian military exercises.

Millions of people in the major cities of Europe, and hundreds of thousands in major cities of North America, participated in peace marches on 15 February 2003.

Until 1996 professional players were not allowed to participate in the World Cups ; since then major league players generally have not participated because the tournaments have conflicted with regular season games.

The units that participated in the coup were returned to the field to guard against a possible major communist offensive in the countryside.

Clasps were added, each giving the name of a major battle in which the holder participated.

The 21st, arriving in Virginia, saw its first major combat in late 1862 during the battle of Fredericksburg, endured heavy casualties at Drury ‘ s Bluff in 1863, and participated in Grant ‘ s drive on Richmond in mid-to late 1864.

In May 1999, the 428th Fighter Squadron participated in its first official major exercise after its reactivation.

Several major petroleum companies participated in the exploitation of the Burbank Field.

He strongly opposed the major military weapon procurement from the US and actively participated in the anti-weapon-purchase protests.

Japan has not participated in a major war as a combatant since being defeated in World War II.