91.   If Yeltsin were seriously incapacitated or if he died, Chernomyrdin would take over and would have to call presidential elections within three months.

92.   If Parliament rejects his candidate three times, he can disband it and call new elections.

93.   If the coalition fails to agree on a replacement, the prime minister could dissolve Parliament and call new elections.

94.   If the Parliament approves Stepashin, Yeltsin will have no evident constitutional means to dismiss it and call early elections.

95.   If Yeltsin does die in office, Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin would take over, though he would have to call elections within three months.

96.   In previous confrontations, Yeltsin has threatened to disband parliament and call new elections, or has resorted to a national referendum.

97.   Indeed, the vote suggested that many members simply wanted to avoid calling new elections for fear they would lose their seats.

98.   Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres is riding high at home and wants to call elections soon.

99.   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to call new elections to avoid the humiliation of being tossed out of office by Parliament.

100.   Just five weeks have passed since Chretien called the election.