He has spent that time in a two-room air-conditioned apartment, filled with friends, political supporters and a maid to keep things tidy.

Strong candidates, including the Bhuttos and their relatives, are running in two or three constituencies to "save" parliamentary seats to fill later with supporters.

The big hotel room his campaign had rented was filled with shocked friends and supporters.

The crowd was filled with jubilant supporters and political leaders from all over the state.

The stands of Blackshear Stadium were filled to capacity with 6,000 alumni, students and supporters.

And afterward, he delivered a funny and humble speech to an auditorium filled with supporters.

In spite of the poor performance of the team, the stadium was filled with faithful supporters, drew an average audience of twenty thousand people.

The newspaper also reported that the election was "filled with drama, with candidates and supporters accusing certain camps of corrupt dealings".

The party is filled with rural supporters, who have threatened to break away and form a new faction, and with elderly voters.

Linden endeavoured to fill directorships in institutions with supporters of further euthanasia.