11.   The concerned parties protest government attempts and promise to fight it.

12.   The election committee has defended the formula, saying it was legal and aboveboard, and no political parties had protested it before the election.

13.   The main Muslim party on Saturday protested local election for results for the southern town of Stolac, where the nationalist Croat party apparently won a majority of seats.

14.   The parties are protesting moves to bring anti-terrorism legislation in parliament, saying it would arm the government with sweeping powers that could be used against political opponents.

15.   The small but influential separatist party protested that the EU-brokered deal deprived Montenegro of outright independence.

16.   Thousands of people marched through Algiers on Monday as pro-government and opposition parties protested what they claimed was widespread fraud in the elections.

17.   While smaller leftist parties protested the cuts to courts and the human rights commission, other lawmakers noted the budget boosted funds for retirees, agriculture and education.

18.   Opposition parties protested that the probe, which began in January, pointed to serious flaws in the contracting process and have called for further investigations but were outvoted.

19.   Opposition parties protested the stunt, noting that only road markings were allowed to be painted on Bosnian roads by law.

20.   Opposition parties furiously protested that the organisation of the census by the interior minister would lead to massive fraud on behalf of the government of President Idriss Deby.