41.   Italian news agencies quoted Refoundation leader Fausto Bertinotti as saying that his party would back Prodi on the Communist vote.

42.   Last week, it survived a vote of confidence when two right wing parties backed it.

43.   Liberal lawmaker Grigory Yavlinsky confirmed Monday that his Yabloko party would back the impeachment charge accusing Yeltsin of initiating the war against breakaway Chechnya.

44.   Lieberman said that although he was through with the Likud, his new party would back Netanyahu for prime minister.

45.   Nastase won when three centrist parties backed his candidacy on condition his government proceed with economic and democratic reforms needed to join the European Union and NATO.

46.   Opposition parties are backing a proposal to reject the budget outright and to send it back to the government for revision.

47.   On Thursday, all political parties backed the idea of building a Holocaust memorial in the German capital.

48.   Some Labor leaders were not optimistic about a national unity government, saying the party could back any peace moves in the opposition and still retain its integrity.

49.   Student clashes in Bangladesh are frequent since political parties back the groups to fight their own battles.

50.   Student clashes are frequent since political parties back the groups to fight their own battles.