In government, Fico was able to maintain party discipline through the selective distribution of rents.
But in trying to maintain party unity, Mr Blair's government may have sacrificed support for devolution among voters.
His followers believed he could maintain party principles opposing the extension of slavery without alienating the South and provoking secession.
How do you expect to maintain party unity?During the campaign we held a lot of forums with voters.
So if Republicans can maintain party unity — and they usually can — they'll be able to govern effectively.
"The people can see our party's resolute determination to maintain party discipline and administer the state by rule of law," the commentary said.
The whips, in all parties, will struggle to maintain party discipline on what is a matter of conscience not just policy.
Boehner has struggled to maintain party discipline among the most conservative congressional Republicans, many who rode the tea party wave into office in 2010.
The cut of 14 per cent for IDS's Department for Work and Pensions ensured the Conservatives could maintain party unity in contrast to the horror story of Labour.
Mr. Friedrich, who is neither, was named to maintain party balance within the coalition cabinet after the forced departure of the defense minister in a plagiarism scandal.
