11.   Seventy-six percent of those surveyed said they would vote, though all but one of the major opposition parties is boycotting the ballot.

12.   The centrists, who favor closer ties to Western Europe, boycotted that ballot after failing to win enough support for their candidate, Pavel Barbalat.

13.   The opposition, led by the Democratic Party of former President Sali Berisha, boycotted the ballot.

14.   The main opposition parties, led by the Awami League of Sheikh Hasina, will boycott the ballot and have vowed to disrupt it.

15.   The United Nations, which administers the province, said virtually all Kosovo Albanians boycotted the ballot.

16.   There was no sign of violence as voting began Sunday in disputed elections in northern Ivory Coast where the main opposition group is boycotting the ballot.

17.   There was no sign of violence as voting went ahead Sunday in disputed elections in northern Ivory Coast, where the main opposition group is boycotting the ballot.

18.   Three major opposition parties boycotted the ballot altogether, accusing the government of trying to falsely inflate voter registration lists.

19.   Four parliamentary opposition parties support the draft new constitution, which was approved by parliament in April, but other opposiiton groups have urged voters to boycott the ballot.

20.   He also warned his ruling Part of Democratic Action would boycott the ballot if a separatist Croat mini-state in southern Bosnia-Hercegovina is not dissolved.