Hata and Ozawa split from the party partly to shift media attention away from the scandal.
Quarrels over Irish Home Rule had led him to split from the party in 1886 and ally himself with the Conservatives.
The split worsened following the election, leading progressives to split from the Republican party.
In 2002 the National Union of Ethical Citizens split from the party.
Smaller factions which split from the party maintain a position inimical to Arab nationalism, however.
Once a loyal African National Congress member, he split from the party in a poisonous dispute over how best to oppose apartheid.
Hendrikz who had split from the main party, received a bullet which passed through both cheeks, taking with it a piece of his tongue and jawbone.
An influential group of dissident Republicans split from the party to form the Liberal Republican Party in 1870.
A group led by Alvaro de Loyola Furtado split from the party.
The media speculated that a faction led by Larsen would split from the party to join the ranks of the Socialist Left.