31.   Eleven presidential candidates competed in the race.

32.   In all, eight candidates were competing.

33.   Nine candidates competed for votes Sunday in presidential elections in Ingushetia, a restive province in the Caucasus region of southern Russia.

34.   Sixty-seven candidates competed for seven seats.

35.   The two leading candidates will compete next Sunday in another turnout, Panait said.

36.   Three minor candidates are also competing.

37.   Fourteen candidates will compete in presidential primaries ahead of elections in April in the Comoros, an Indian Ocean archipelago that has seen a quarter century of political upheaval.

38.   Each candidate can compete for a maximum of five seats.

39.   Nine candidates are competing to host the games.

40.   Outgoing deputy speaker of parliament, Ghanem Aziz Khadduri, said Wednesday that four candidates would compete for each seat in the assembly.