But the most powerful push for the conference came from politicians in the largely Christian south, apprehensive that power would return to the Muslim north in 2007 after Obasanjo, himself a southern Christian, completed his second term.

Majority influence refers to the majority trying to produce conformity on the minority, while minority influence is converting the majority to adopt the thinking of the minority group.

Required majority 16

Number of ballot papers 15 Number of invalid ballots 0 Number of valid ballots 15 Required majority 8

For quite some time now an overwhelming majority of Member States if not all have supported General Assembly resolutions on the convening of SSOD IV.

This usually means that they are the leader of the largest party or coalition of parties in parliament.

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The meeting was suspended at 10.45 a.m. and resumed at 11.40 a.m.

Elections in September 2008 further weakened both major parties (Social Democrats and People's Party) but together they still held 70 of the votes, with the Social Democrats holding slightly more than the other party.

Majority required for Security Council decisions

But for how long will a majority serve a minority? 160 For how long will it accept a lack of water, sanitation, education, and dignity?

But for how long will a majority serve a minority? For how long will it accept a lack of water, sanitation, education, and dignity?

Europe s Silent Pro Treaty Majority

This is a demographic, not a religious, question an Arab state is where the Arabs are the majority, and the Jewish state is where the Jews are the majority.

In order to win, I need a majority.

The Communists were guaranteed a majority in parliament.

Authorities believe that the likely explanation is that Mateen was self radicalized.

He did not leave the majority, but became more critical.

The electoral system is a mixed member majoritarian (MMM) system.

The majority live in Trinidad but there are a handful in Tobago as well.

The vast majority of these were Malay households.

Our people prove that the majority want democracy.

A part of the majority's reasoning was

The majority also felt that the provision ought to be clarified.

Although the majority group may accept part or all of the minority view, that fact does not necessarily indicate that the majority has been completely influenced by the minority.

The majority is not always right, that is a fact.

(f) Constitutional safeguards against abuse of majority powers

With the fall of Nigeria s dictatorship and the introduction of democracy in 1999, governors in the mainly Muslim northern provinces believed they had struck a deal with their southern counterparts on a regional rotation of the country s presidency.

Unlike majority influence, minority influence can rarely influence others through normative social influence because the majority is indifferent to the minority's perspective of them.

If in the first ballot no candidate obtains an absolute majority, it will be necessary to proceed to further ballots until a candidate has obtained the required majority.

They are potentially the majority unfortunately, they are badly organized.

The large majority published videos or songs, as a way to pay homage.

Most are without electricity and there are few schools or clinics.

The black majority was ignored or depicted as a threat.

The government is constituted by the majority party and it is responsible to the National Assembly.

Elected officials in Florida represented the voting white majority.

The overwhelming evidence is that it does not.

By presenting information that the majority does not know or expect, this new or unexpected information catches the attention of the majority to carefully consider and examine the minority's view.

The majority also notes that the group of Mr. Sjolie's supporters was small, and those opposing the speech were in the majority and able to voice their disapproval.

Minorities especially Kosovo Serbs in predominantly Albanian areas, but also Kosovo Albanians in northern municipalities do not feel safe travelling through majority areas.

But in France, the majority says no.

Such a majority spoke last year, when it elected Morsi.

Fighting was primarily between the majority Shia and the minority Sunni.

However, he stressed that those problems were also shared by the majority.

I believe that the majority the vast majority has the right to express itself and to promote the items it considers fundamental to its interests, and the First Committee is the only body that will permit that.