At the time much political realignment was going on nationwide.

Politicians here have been saying Japan is on the verge of a far-reaching political realignment, and today's actions could finally bring those changes.

The government maintains its majority in Parliament, but the political realignment is still unprecedented here.

Republicans said they hoped that the bill's passage would be the catalyst for a political realignment.

By the time the 2001 election was held to restore democracy, some major political realignments had taken place.

Nixon believed his rise to power had peaked at a moment of political realignment.

This is just the first step in a broader political realignment, and it may take years.

The comeback gets at the heart of the delicate phase in which Japan's political realignment is balanced.

But the law has also proved to be a powerful agent of national political realignment.

But there is also a political realignment at work here.