21.   Simitis faces national elections this spring.

22.   Such is the disarray on the right that an expected shoo-in for conservatives in the presidential election next spring may now be in doubt.

23.   Taiwan faces crucial presidential elections next spring and the hot-button of open independence from China is a likely ballot-box issue.

24.   The newly formed group astonished the experts by dominating regional and provincial elections this spring.

25.   The test will be France, which faces a tough election this spring.

26.   They point to elections last spring that showed small gains by moderates as a sign of progress.

27.   Voters in the French presidential election last spring had practically no choice but to elect an enarque.

28.   Ousted Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori denied corruption allegations and said he is considering running in Peruvian parliamentary elections next spring, Japanese media reported Sunday.

29.   Opposition politicians criticized plans for restricting jury trials and imposing curfews on teen-agers, and suggested the government was simply clearing the decks for a spring election.

30.   Other cities, including Milan, had their elections this spring.