In the more working class neighbourhood of La Boca, there was more support for the ruling party.
Consumer confidence may have been riding high for years, for example, but that has failed to translate into support for the ruling party or for Mr Bush himself (see chart).
For some, the signing was also seen as a political move to draw dwindling support for the ruling party, which has been hit with reports of gross corruption and dwindling tolerance for human rights.
In 2010, it issued a report accusing the government of Meles Zenawi of using development aid to suppress political dissent by conditioning access to essential government programmes on support for the ruling party, a charge government officials strongly reject.
While British voters appear to have used the elections to convey messages to the three main parties, Poles chose to confirm their support for the ruling party and to distance themselves from extremist groups.
[C11.] Sale of Chip Maker Is Delayed The sale of Hynix Semiconductor in South Korea will be delayed until the end of the year, a move that was aimed at shoring up support for the ruling party in coming elections.
It is not an argument calculated to appeal to western liberals, but it carries some weight.More palatably, they also say that Mr Badawi is well placed to try to win back support for the ruling party, the United Malays National Organisation UMNOO), which has been leaching away to the main Islamic opposition party, PAS.
A10 Beating of Women Stirs Unrest The recent beating and groping of women as part of an attack on political protesters by a crowd of men chanting support for the ruling party has helped to unify groups calling for a more democratic government.
The campaign targeted provinces such as Manicaland, Mashonaland and the Midlands where support for the ruling party was traditionally strong but swung significantly to the opposition as the economy continued to implode under the weight of hyperinflation, mass unemployment and widespread food shortages.
In central Anatolia, however, the conservative core of support for the ruling party, the Islamic revival has a different character.
