11.   The president must approve the resignation but that is considered a formality.

12.   The resignation must be approved by Congress before taking effect, officials said.

13.   Yeltsin, who only last month completed a Cabinet overhaul, still needs to approve these resignations.

14.   According to the constitution, parliament has to approve the resignation of the government.

15.   According to the constitution, the Ukrainian head of state must approve the resignation of the Crimean government.

16.   Demidienko said that according to the constitution, the Ukrainian head of state had to approve the resignation of the Crimean government.

17.   The prime minister will hand them over to King Gyanendra, who must approve resignations.

18.   The resignation was approved on Friday by the Multi-Party General Election Commission which was set up by the military, the radio added.

19.   The resignations were approved Monday by the Multi-Party General Election Commission, which was set up by the military, the radio added.

20.   Videnov said that a new BSP government should be elected in the first days of the new year after his resignation has been approved by parliament.