However, during the last decade the political system has been one of stable majorities and rather long government tenures.

Mr. Sharon is pushing for a broad-based coalition to secure a stable parliamentary majority.

At the June 1985 elections, received 46% of the vote and won 161 seats, thus securing a stable parliamentary majority for its second term in power.

"We have to maintain a strong and stable Jewish majority in our country."

Currently, there is no stable governing majority on Dresden city council.

After the war this coalition, now led by Arthur Meighen could not govern with a stable majority.

Party leaders are keenly aware that until they make inroads in the South, any stable majority in the Senate will be hard to achieve.

But in the 13th Lok Sabha, the same government came to power and formed stable majority.

The legislature remained fragmented and lacking stable majorities, governments changed frequently, corruption was commonplace.

How Bruening expected to get a stable parliamentary majority in a new election is a question that was never answered.