Rajoy has the most deputies but if he governs, it must be with the Socialists' permission.
Clearly most deputies were put off by the bitter personal attacks that regularly intruded on their deliberations.
In the Convention the Brissotin group included most deputies from the département of the Gironde, and the group came to be known by their opponents as the Girondins.
The Duma is a rubber stamp for the executive and most deputies are more interested in enriching themselves than controlling the government.
In a rare sign of opposition, The Saigon Times reported in 1997: "Most deputies of Ho Chi Minh City, Haiphong and Quang Ninh expressed their concern over the feasibility.
He had taken his party to one of its worst results ever, but still had the most deputies on the left.
Mr Hollande can rely on the votes of most deputies on the right, who are relishing the sight of the Socialist Party, which kicked up such a fuss against the original pact, now championing the text.
Since the executive is responsible to the legislature and must be approved by a majority vote, the prime minister is usually the leader of the party that has the most deputies.
