Egged on by the ruling party's upper echelon, AL supporters physically attacked BNP-affiliated marchers.
But that does not seem to be the way that minds have been working in the upper echelons of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
There is talk today among Korea watchers of inevitable purges at the higher echelons of the ruling apparatus, to secure the filial succession of power, and there is talk of power struggles between the military and the Party.
While the hatchet man and deal-maker, Mr Kanemaru, managed the opposition with wads of money passed beneath the table, the wily Mr Takeshita ran the government using his extensive network within the ruling party and the upper echelons of the bureaucracy.
The Fayyum portraits were painted in Egypt over a period of four centuries, but their subjects were consistently self-conscious members of the Roman imperial elite (including administrators, shipowners and senior military officers), as is demonstrated by their dress, jewelry and hairstyles — all following the fashions of the ruling family and the upper echelons of Roman society.
Hitting shelves months out from the election, Dirty Politics detailed thousands of hacked emails between far-right blogger, Cameron Slater, and the highest echelons of the ruling National Party.
Within minutes of Chavez's broadcast, senior allies at home pledged loyalty and unity - seeking to scotch speculation of an ugly struggle for political succession within the upper echelons of the ruling Socialist Party.
While those in the top echelons of the country's ruling elite are typically more Machiavellian than devout, Jalili's faith is authentic.
That alliance of lawmakers was headed by Kenji Kosaka, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, whose help with pushing the movement into the upper echelons of Japan's notoriously bureaucratic goverment is irrefutable. .
Mr Bo's case has attracted worldwide media attention as the murder, alleged corruption, bribery and extramarital affairs in the highest echelons of China's political elite sent shockwaves through the ruling party, exposing deep divisions.
