11.   In particular, it opposes having the local elections choose officials who will take away power from tribal chiefs and other traditional leaders.

12.   India will hold national elections to choose a new federal parliament after the government of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee collapsed, election officials said Sunday.

13.   Major said the elections would choose a forum, and leaders of the parties which won seats would nominate those who would actually negotiate.

14.   On Saturday, Taiwan will hold its largest-scale elections to choose a governor, provincial assembly, and mayors and city councils of Taipei and Kaohsiung.

15.   Ostensibly, the municipal election is about choosing the best people to run public playgrounds, sports stadiums and the bustling markets where townspeople shop.

16.   The elections also chose candidates for an all-Bosnian legislature, regional assemblies and other political offices.

17.   The elections will choose a council to administer the Palestinian territories under self-rule.

18.   The elections will choose lawmakers who will govern Kosovo together with U.N. officials and NATO-led peacekeepers.

19.   The election will choose a successor to the moderate President Hashemi Rafsanjani, who must step down in August after two four-year terms.

20.   The elections will choose a council to run the autonomous territories in the West Bank and Gaza.