31.   Slovakia has been without an elected president since early March after Michal Kovac ended his term of office and the deeply divided parliament failed to elect a successor.

32.   Since then, parliament failed to ratify four Preval choices for premier.

33.   The bitterly divided Slovak parliament failed to elect a new president in the first round of elections in early February.

34.   The ANC-dominated parliament failed to pass a constitutional amendment Thursday allowing for staggered local elections to account for delays in registration and constituency boundaries.

35.   The Cabinet submitted the bill last December to lawmakers, but parliament failed to approve it.

36.   The deeply divided parliament failed to elect a successor.

37.   The document, issued after parliament failed to discuss the budget, did not affect funds earmarked for paying wages, pensions and social welfare subsidies.

38.   The electoral assembly was called Friday to select a replacement for Meri after parliament failed last month to reach a decision.

39.   The former parliament failed to elect a new president, and the new government of Mikulas Dzurinda passed a new law calling for direct presidential elections.

40.   The fragmented parliament failed to choose a president after three rounds of voting Monday and Tuesday, giving neither candidate the two-thirds majority needed to win.