1. The election commission said it has received candidate lists from 21 coalitions and from 207 other political parties or individuals.
2. Among other reforms he wants is an overhaul of the electoral system, which is blamed for giving small parties disproportionate weight in fragile coalitions.
3. He and other voting rights advocates said the disproportionate number of Democrats reporting such problems was probably due to higher awareness of voter protection coalitions.
4. Insisting upon the vote was President Giorgio Napolitano, who decides whether coalitions command enough loyalty in the legislature to effectively govern.
5. Both the ruling and opposition parties are presenting their ideas of a government with the notion that they will be establishing ruling coalitions.
6. The primaries are a novelty for Italian politics, where candidates battling for the premier's office are usually selected by their respective coalitions.
7. The US government says arms sales strengthen US national security by tightening bilateral defense ties, supporting coalitions and enhancing US ability to operate with foreign militaries.
8. Blair said it was important to act in coalitions, not going it alone.
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9. The number of seats coalitions win will be determined by the percentage of the vote they get.
10. Two Sunni coalitions won a total of 55 seats, far more than the 17 held by Sunnis in the outgoing parliament.