101.   Belgium is backing its candidate Anne-Marie Lizin, sources said.

102.   They are running as independents as political parties are banned, although two unofficial groupings, one liberal and the other Islamist, are backing candidates.

103.   Up to a third are likely to abstain, and many have not definitively decided which candidate to back.

104.   Lubbers was due to travel to Canada, another Atlantic Alliance member that has not openly backed a candidate.

105.   Moreover, the PTP and PDP are backing rival candidates for Bangkok governor, but an independent, Bhichit Rattakul, was widely tipped to win the vote.

106.   Organized labor solidly backs Democratic candidates, while business groups generally back Republicans.

107.   Renegade militants backed several candidates in the May elections for members of the Indian parliament, which were boycotted by the Conference and other Moslem outfits.

108.   The English Football Association revealed Monday the body would be backing African candidate Issa Hayatou in his election battle with FIFA president Sepp Blatter later this month.

109.   The names of individual countries backing each candidate will not be revealed.