41.   And he has accused the commission of making its decision on grounds other than economic, something Commission President Romano Prodi has vehemently denied.

42.   Prodi however accused the commission of failing to take into account all the information supplied by the Rome authorities.

43.   That defeat was met with a howl of protest from human rights groups who accused the commission of bending to economic influences.

44.   The electoral commission has been accused of everything from incompetence to political bias against Yelsin opponents in the last two days.