But they might hope to call on two minority parties to secure a majority.
IT IS an emphatic victory, even if the ruling party has failed, again, to secure a majority in parliament.
In order to secure a majority, he argues, the Islamists need to form alliances with secular movements.
Aides have lists of urban or semi-urban seats that they think must be won to secure a majority.
At a pinch, he might be able to secure a majority through an incongruous deal with the leftish New Democrats.
Republican support looks solid enough, give or take a few tea-partyish defections, to secure a majority in both chambers.
It looks as if the Democrats would have to win all of these to secure a majority in the House.
Under the shareholder resolution, any candidate failing to secure a majority of the votes cast simply would not be elected.
Iveta Radicˇová, the country's premier, is said to need substantial opposition support to secure a majority for enhancing the EFSF.
It sends out the message that there is not much moral hazard in being unable to secure a majority.
TTIP's life support machine will be turned off if doing so helps to secure a majority in favour of CETA".
