11.   Claiming the ruling party had rigged Zambian elections, the leading opposition candidate declared himself president Saturday even before final returns came in.

12.   Chirac supporters dismiss the polls, noting that several likely candidates have not declared themselves yet.

13.   Eleven candidates have declared their intentions to stand in the upcoming poll.

14.   Few candidates have declared any clear-cut programs of action, but most are hostile to the privatization of state-run enterprises, a precondition of international aid.

15.   He suspects many candidates did not declare their election expenses honestly after the campaign.

16.   No other candidate has officially declared with the election coming on the eve of the World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

17.   The Haiti Press Agency said the assailants stormed the bureau on Monday while the candidates were declaring their candidacies.

18.   The previous election rules required candidates to declare their election expenses to the former Boundary and Election Commission.

19.   For the moment the Paris mayor is mostly shadow-boxing, since no other serious candidate has declared.

20.   At the moment the Paris mayor is mostly shadow-boxing, since no other serious candidate has declared.