21.   In his speech, Gowda clearly favored elections.

22.   Other parties said they favored new elections.

23.   Shaimiyev, speaking to Interfax, said he favored presidential elections for Chechnya, in which Dudayev should be allowed to run.

24.   Some members of the ruling party have begun to say they favor elections immediately, suggesting a rift in party ranks between hardliners and reformers.

25.   Some members of the ruling party have begun to say they favor elections immediately, suggesting a rift in party ranks between hard-liners and reformers.

26.   Some members of the ruling party have begun to say they favor elections immediately.

27.   The Bangkok Post said Friday the drafting committee had originally favored direct elections but was pressured into abandoning that position by politicians.

28.   The regional parties which voted against the motion each argued that they favored elections soon but did not see the need for an immediate dissolution of parliament.

29.   The U.S. and European Union strongly favor early elections and provide support and funding for Yugoslav opposition groups and private media.

30.   Britain and the unionists favor elections, which are opposed by Dublin and the nationalists.