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In Israel, some on the right support talks with Hamas
Nov 13th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
The left-leaning Israeli newspaper Haaretz published poll results on Friday showing that 57 percent of Israelis are in favor of talking to the militant Islamist organization Hamas under certain conditions...
Zimbabwe pres.: opposition "not mentally stable"
Oct 31st, 2009 - Washington Post
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's president says he is committed to working with his estranged prime minister despite his assessment that the former opposition leader is "not mentally stable" for boycotting the coalition government.
Pakistani Opposition May Seek Change to Conditions for US Aid
Oct 7th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistani opposition lawmakers saidconditions the U.S. has set for tripling non-military aid to thecountry undermine its sovereignty and should be changed.
Ireland voting again on EU pact
Oct 3rd, 2009 - Philly
As polls closed after 15 hours of voting, the pro-treaty opposition party Fine Gael said its own national survey indicated a 60 percent "yes" vote. But aides...
EU treaty hinges on result of Irish vote
Oct 3rd, 2009 - Boston
DUBLIN - The future of the European Union hung in the balance yesterday as Ireland's voters decided once again whether to ratify a treaty aimed at making the 27-nation body more decisive and effective. As polls closed following 15 hours of voting...

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ZOMBIE by OPPOSITION PARTY with IMPETIGO
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Opposition Party Doing Well in Pakistan Election
Pakistan's ruling party is conceding that opposition groups are doing well in the parliamentary elections. Unofficial returns are showing that two top leaders in the ruling party have lost their seats. (Feb. 18)
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Rachel Maddow Show - guest Howard Dean discusses recent rumblings in the opposition party...
Rachel Maddow Show - guest Howard Dean discusses recent rumblings in the opposition party... 03_03_09 visit: firedoglake.com
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Brawl in South Korean Parliament
least 11 protestors were injured during the confrontation. About 100 opposition party members from the Democratic Party and the Democratic Labour Party occupied a hall in the parliament. Their aim was to physically block the path to the main chamber ...

Opposition Party from WikiPedia:

Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. Note that this article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state.

In First Past the Post assemblies, where the tendency to gravitate into two major parties or party groupings operates strongly, government and opposition roles can go to the two main groupings serially in alternation. In this context, the opposition forms a recognised, even semi-official "government-in-waiting". Its "opposing" can degenerate into a charade pending the eventual exchange of roles and occupation, or reoccupation, of the Treasury benches.

The more proportional a representative system, the greater the likelihood of multiple political parties appearing in the parliamentary debating chamber. Such systems can foster multiple "opposition" parties which may have little in common and minimal desire to form a united bloc opposed to the government of the day.