31.   A former Socialist leader in the Basque country, Ricardo Garcia Damboranea, has testified that Gonzalez himself discussed plans for GAL with him.

32.   A former Socialist leader in the Basque region, Ricardo Garcia Damboranea, has testified that Gonzalez discussed plans for GAL with him.

33.   A former Socialist leader in the Basque region, Ricardo Garcia Damboranea, has testified that Gonzalez himself discussed plans for GAL with him.

34.   A proposed televised debate between competing parties, the first ahead of early parliamentary elections, came unstuck on Friday when Socialist leader Lionel Jospin refused to participate.

35.   After he voted, Nano, the Socialist leader, took his family to a beach near the western port of Durres.

36.   Albania is currently in the throes of a political crisis involving the governing Socialist Party, which has pitted Prime Minister Ilir Meta against Socialist leader Fatos Nano.

37.   After talks with the opposition on Tuesday, he met Socialist leaders Wednesday, but declined any statement until he takes office.

38.   Although Gonzalez himself remains popular, the Socialists have seen their support tumble in the past year as corruption scandals hit the government and Socialist party leaders.

39.   Although a Marxist-Leninist, Jagan has been forced to favor a free market society like other socialist leaders who need to attract foreign investment and encourage business development.

40.   And it is a meeting place for Socialist leaders and supporters.