21.   Prodi, now serving as caretaker premier, failed to forge a consensus on a fresh start for his center-left coalition.

22.   Prodi remained on as caretaker premier.

23.   Scalfaro has named Prodi as caretaker premier for the interim.

24.   Sofiyanski, former mayor of the capital, Sofia, took the oath of office late Wednesday as caretaker premier.

25.   She leads the center-right True Path party and is serving as caretaker premier.

26.   Silvio Berlusconi, now caretaker premier, kept up his press for early elections Friday and asserted he was the best choice to lead the country to the vote.

27.   Sofiyanski, former mayor of the capital, Sofia, took the oath of office Wednesday as caretaker premier.

28.   Stefan Sofiyanski, a popular opposition leader appointed caretaker premier last week, has announced inevitable price hikes and other hardships for already impoverished Bulgarians.

29.   Stefan Sofiyanski, a popular opposition leader, who was appointed last week caretaker premier, has announced inevitable price hikes and other hardships for already impoverished Bulgarians.

30.   The caretaker premier, the former mayor of the capital, Sofia, took the oath of office late Wednesday.