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See articleAn influential faction of the Pakistani Taliban split from the umbrella organisation, blaming ideological differences.

He was supported by an influential faction of monastic churchmen, who condoned his regicide of Emperor Yitbarek and legitimated his descent from Solomon.

Susan L. Shirk, an expert on Chinese politics, said party officials might be reluctant to accuse Mr. Bo of participating in a cover-up of the murder, given his popularity among some ordinary Chinese and with an influential faction of the leadership.

And yet the idea that Britain might be better off outside the 27-member European Union, a notion embraced with a near religious fervor by a small but influential faction of Mr. Cameron's Conservative Party, is by no means widely accepted by the majority of voters here, according to opinion polls.

Empire: Total War features approximately fifty 18th-century factions; however, only eleven of the most powerful and influential factions of the era are playable.

King Salman is part of an influential faction within the royal family formed of sons and grandsons of the late King Abdulaziz (usually referred to as Ibn Saud) by a favourite wife, Princess Hassa al-Sudairi.

It is the last stage that has angered many delegates, including some of the more influential faction leaders, who complained that alterations were made without their agreement and in consultation with members of the government.

There is also a small but influential faction tied to Rogerio Lobato, minister of internal administration, who before independence spent much time in Angola, where he once went to jail for diamond smuggling.As president, Mr Gusmão has been a stabilising influence so far.

"Good-natured Obuchi" was born.The new godfatherRelated topics Asia East Asia Japan Keizo Obuchi Asia-Pacific politicsFor Keizo Obuchi the bit of luck that every politician needs was to catch the eye of Noboru Takeshita, who built the largest and most influential faction within the Liberal Democrats.

Although it has been less public than either fiscal or social conservative dissent, the course of events in Iraq has exacerbated fissures between traditional foreign policy "realists" and their antagonists in the small, influential faction that provided the primary impetus for the Iraq War.

Initially the party seemed moderately successful, gaining about 10% in the election that December and forming an influential faction in the Russian parliament.