In the end even his own party abandoned him.

If the parties have abandoned trying to work for the common good, people could look and act elsewhere.

OF course, the parties have not abandoned their governing philosophies entirely.

The fourth rule, which banned nomination speeches, was the only one the party quickly abandoned.

It was a belief that the party had abandoned its basic principles.

When he finally reached the conclusion that the party itself had abandoned those beliefs, he left.

Its economy is moving away from communism, although the party has not completely abandoned state planning and nationalisation.

All monies being paid to private firms, which your party abandoned, some partly built, when they took office.

However, by this time the party had abandoned power.

The party has abandoned policies which made it unelectable in the 1980s.