There has been little need for the endless horse-trading with minority (and often minuscule) parties that characterise the German or Israeli PR systems.That may now be changing.
But the things that divide the party are minuscule compared to the things that hold it together.
The Communist Party sees her as a rising star, though that compliment is tempered by the party's minuscule size.
China's women, in their minuscule numbers in the top party jobs, fare better in one respect than ethnic minorities.
In fact, she was behaving like the hostess at a cozy private dinner party, which is what this minuscule establishment feels like.
Without a presidential race to spur Democratic turnout -- historically lower than the GOP's in such elections -- and with minuscule registration differences between the two major parties in their districts, the freshman Democrats know they've got their work cut out for them.
The Rev. Ian Paisley, leader of a Protestant party opposed to the talks, is drawing minuscule audiences to his rallies blasting the negotiators.
But this company's profits are minuscule.
So when the party, or what is left of it after its minuscule showing in Election 2000, convened here this weekend for another national convention, the big question was: Will they shout and shove again?
Part time capsule, part hyper-paced crime drama, part jet black satire and part junked-up party pic, Pure Shit – shot on 16mm with a minuscule budget – follows a group of junkies as they score, sell and steal drugs, attend parties, shoot up, smoke, drink, share beds, argue with each other and generally misbehave.
