The plan comes at a time when both political parties are vying to see who can be toughest on crime.

"In democracy, numbers matter, and all political parties are now vying for their favor."

The Kherans have a political system where various parties vie for power.

The new secretary of defense became, by statute, the president's prime military subordinate, and thus a third party vying for power.

Two other incidents underlined the anger among the parties vying for power.

Political parties, churches and nongovernmental organizations vie to do the most good for villages.

Violence steadily increased as the three parties vied for control of Basra's resources, continuing through 2005 and 2006.

Two statewide parties vied for the votes of North Dakota citizens.

Of 49 parties vying for the 240 seats in Parliament, four other small parties appeared likely to win representation.

The parties are vying for support in key political arenas, with the narrowly divided Senate particularly in play.