11.   He charged that Kostunica sought to bring down the government and force early elections that would pit the two men against one another.

12.   He even threatened to force new elections by resigning.

13.   If successful, a no-confidence vote would force new elections.

14.   If it does so three times, then the president must dissolve it, forcing early elections.

15.   In December, Barak chose to resign and force elections rather than forge a unity government that he could have run.

16.   In a who-blinks-first confrontation, many analysts suggest either that Yeltsin would abandon Kiriyenko before provoking yet another political crisis by forcing early elections.

17.   In this mood, threats by various factions to abandon the government, and force new elections, have grown, along with tensions among the ministers.

18.   In short, all the indications are that no one is going to force presidential elections.

19.   On Friday, he told journalists that he was not worried about forcing new elections that could return the right to power.

20.   Rather than force new elections and face a primary challenge from Netanyahu, he can join forces with the current prime minister.