31.   The European Union, which imposed economic and diplomatic sanctions last month after Mugabe refused to let its monitors observe the elections, has threatened further punishment.

32.   The man who brokered the Dayton peace deal, Richard Holbrooke, arrived in Sarajevo on Friday to observe the elections.

33.   The institute, which has monitored elections throughout Africa and the rest of the world, had accepted an invitation by the Ivorian government to observe the election.

34.   The sides agreed that international monitors should observe the elections and that no groups should be barred from participating.

35.   They agreed that international monitors should observe the elections and that no groups should be barred.

36.   Thirty international monitors were observing the election.

37.   They would expect normal facilities to be extended to them to observe the elections.

38.   Zimbabwe-based European ambassadors were seeking official notification after state television and government-controlled newspapers reported he would not be acredited to observe the elections.

39.   A record number of foreign and local poll monitors observed the election and are expected to make their findings public over the next several days.

40.   Baker, who was invited by the Mongolian government to observe the elections, also indicated he would reserve final judgement until he had witnessed ballot counting.