My parents were Conservatives and I have remained loyal to the party.

BBC: Pensioners graphic

Plaid MP Jonathan Edwards has said the AM must decide whether he wants to remain loyal to the party he led in the 1980s.

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But the substance of his speech made absolutely clear that while Obama and his advisors are concerned that for the first time in 80 years a significant number of American Jews may abandon the Democratic Party, they are unwilling to pay even the slightest substantive price to keep the Jews loyal to their party.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Barreling on, regardless

Kazakhstan held parliamentary elections in January 2012, in which the party loyal to the country's president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, won a landslide victory.

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The Liberal Democrats' Don Foster followed Mr Lilley, telling MPs that he was the first MP from his party to second the loyal address since 1939.

BBC: Queen's Speech: Peter Lilley launches Commons debate

Those still loyal to Kumaratunga have also raised concerns about the party's direction.

CNN: MIXED TIDINGS IN COLOMBO

And Benny Begin, also once a minister under Mr Netanyahu, has proclaimed a new party of the right, loyal to the Likud's now-compromised belief in Greater Israel, with himself as its leader and candidate for prime minister.

ECONOMIST: Israel

In South Korea, attempts to remove Roh Moo-hyun have backfired catastrophically: a brand-new party loyal to Mr Roh has seized a majority in the country's parliament (see article).

ECONOMIST: Democracy in Asia