11.   Sein Win said the situation in Burma is deteriorating as the military seeks political legitimacy through foreign investment and loans.

12.   The far-right National Front, seeking grassroots legitimacy, took the large Mediterranean port city of Toulon in municipal elections Sunday, according to projections.

13.   The far-right National Front, seeking grassroots legitimacy, took the large Mediterranean port city of Toulon in municipal elections Sunday.

14.   The Kremlin pushed for the elections, seeking legitimacy for the loyalist government led by Zavgayev, which was installed this spring.

15.   The Kremlin pushed for the vote, seeking legitimacy for the loyalist Chechen government led by Zavgayev installed this spring.

16.   The non-Orthodox movements seek the legitimacy that membership on the councils would confer.

17.   The vote is important for the Kremlin, is seeking legitimacy for the loyalist Chechen government installed this spring.

18.   The vote is important for the Kremlin which seeks legitimacy for the loyalist Chechen government installed earlier.

19.   Lebed and Chubais are anxious not to be perceived as usurpers, and have sought legitimacy by naming Chernomyrdin as the interim president, in conformity with the constitution.