The nickname "Iron Duke" originates from this period, when he experienced a high degree of personal and political unpopularity.

The conservative New Democracy party of Mr. Mitsotakis, with its 111 seats, was humbled by defections and the huge personal unpopularity that accrued to its leader after three years of biting economic austerity.

The political effect of today's settlement will be limited because Mr. Mulroney's personal unpopularity makes it nearly impossible for his Conservative Party, or other opposition parties, to take advantage of the Government's missteps.

But by 1998, when he announced his resignation, Gingrich had alienated many of his Republican allies, and his personal unpopularity probably hurt the Party in that year's elections.

From that commission the name of Palmyrin Rosette was omitted, apparently for no other reason than his personal unpopularity.

His personal unpopularity persisted, however, and the failure of his expedition to Saint-Malo in 1378 did nothing for his reputation.

And there was no escape from Mrs. Thatcher, whose personal unpopularity in opinion polls was so high in November that her fellow Conservatives in Parliament voted to dump her.

Despite Beazley's personal unpopularity, the Labor Party was performing very well in the polls, consistently recording 50% and sometimes higher in two-party preferred polls.

The Socialist and Communist opposition has based its campaign so far largely around Mr. Juppe's personal unpopularity, asking voters whether they really wanted five more years of him as Prime Minister.

Yet despite its apparent vulnerability, not to mention the personal unpopularity of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, the L.D.P. managed - just - to cling to power in last Sunday's election.