21.   But other candidates have declared themselves, preventing a decision so far.

22.   Eight candidates have declared their candidacies.

23.   Eleven other candidates have declared but have not collected the necessary signatures.

24.   Three candidates have so far declared, Zhirinovsky, the nationalist former vice-president Alexander Rutskoi, and moderate Gregori Yavlinski.

25.   Washington has indicated that other candidates could formally declare their candidacy by the end of the year.

26.   One seat is undergoing a recount, but it is widely expected that the BLP candidate initially declared the winner will retain victory.

27.   So far only one candidate has declared his intention to seek the presidency, Come Manckassa of the opposition Congolese Union of Republicans.

28.   So far only two candidates have declared that they will challenge Boutros-Ghali.