In elections in June, the party faces its first real electoral battle in more than 40 years, squaring off against a coalition of 16 parties.
He fought 85 further electoral battles.
On the flight from Rome, however, the Pope rejected the idea of the Vatican's being drawn into the electoral battle.
This began the electoral battle, which Mutscher lost.
But the ruling did little to dispel the fog of electoral battle.
Peggy Stevenson's two electoral battles against Michael Woo were heated.
The two states where the electoral battle is particularly fierce - Ohio and Florida - are on different ends of the spectrum.
All the traditional loyalties of classes and parties were upset in the confusion and heat of the electoral battle.
Elections are approaching in Croatia and there is a long electoral battle going on.
In many ways, yesterday's election was the second major electoral battle this year involving the Congressional seat.