The leaders of the eight northern political parties face a Thursday deadline to come to an agreement.

The precise form of that project is as yet unclear, but it seems certain to involve the formation of a northern, conservative political party, close to the armed forces.

In 1989-1990 the LV took part in the process of federating the northern regionalist parties, ahead of the regional elections.

The party has some ties with the regional and federalist northern Italian party Lega Nord.

The proposals were based on positions taken by the northern political parties in recent days.

Ms. Mowlam said the delay would give the northern political parties "the time and space to find a way forward."

It has wrought something like a revolution in Italian politics, ousting the leading party, the Christian Democrats, and giving considerable power to northern parties.

They were so named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1962-63.

The ideas are to be transmitted to the chairman of the talks, who will submit them to leaders of the northern parties.

Today, the northern party of Pendleton County is still strongly Republican.