21.   While the military ruler has not declared himself a candidate, he is widely expected to run if the poll goes ahead.

22.   Frowick said the other polls would go ahead as planned.

23.   However, Yeltsin quashed speculation the next day, insisting the polls would go ahead as planned.

24.   If the poll goes to a third round, the candidate with the highest number of votes will be elected.

25.   In Vienna on Thursday Cotti said he would announce on Tuesday whether the polls would go ahead as planned by mid-September.

26.   In Sarajevo, Bosnian Prime Minister Hasan Muratovic told Cotti that Bosnia would accept the OSCE decision on whether the poll can go ahead.

27.   Arab said the polls had gone better than expected.

28.   Bosnian officials in Sarajevo, though unhappy with the present conditions, have said they will accept the OSCE decision on whether the polls can go ahead.

29.   Bosnian Prime Minister Hasan Muratovic told Cotti Sunday that Bosnia would accept the OSCE decision on whether the polls can go ahead.

30.   But government officials continue to insist that the polls would go ahead even if the parties refuse to take part.