The overwhelming feeling, however, was one of relief that months of factional fighting had ended.

Law and order deteriorated, and the crown was unable to intervene in the factional fighting between different nobles and their followers.

The conflict degenerated into chaotic factional fighting at the same time as the struggle for independence.

Factional fighting renewed, reaching new heights as foreign supplies of arms increased.

They also said that factional fighting within the party has become so hostile that it was beyond their ability to rectify the situation.

Venal, corrupt, preoccupied by factional infighting, they have failed to respond to the country's daunting problems.

Four days which were meant to be a preelection rally unveiling radical policies were instead clouded by factional infighting.

And how can it bring to a close the factional infighting that has ensued?

A form of government of national unity has emerged from years of factional infighting.

Not all agree, however, on the exact details of the complete code, or at least who should be in charge, and factional infighting results.

At the initial stage it probably had more to do with factional politics than with principles.

Attempts to bring him back into government service were blocked by factional politics.

Factional politics soon resulted in his exile from the capitol, and he was only saved from execution by the grace of the eyhlislam.

He also makes clear that factional struggle was not simply between those three groupings, but also within them.

For months the factional struggle continued.

His court and the ruling establishment were riven by factional struggle.

Personal antipathy was also intertwined in this factional struggle.

But his period in office has merely seen an intensification of factional struggles.