The Socialists lost virtually every other major battle, too.

In other by-elections, the Socialists lost two municipal seats to centrist and conservative parties.

As a consequence the Socialists lost their official standing as a legal political party.

However, when Assembly elections were held as required in 1986, five years later, the Socialists lost their majority to the right.

The Socialists lost their parliamentary majority in the last general elections, in 1993.

The Socialists only lost 10 seats, but the Communists lost 45.

"But now the Socialists are losing points and the conservatives are gaining in the polls, so it's not even logical."

The Socialists have lost a great deal of ground since their landslide draw of 10 million votes in 1982.

The Socialists started planning the cultural capital programs but lost interest when they lost the mayoral election.

But for the first time in a decade, the Socialists have lost control of Parliament.