41.   In the previous five, all incumbent presidents saw their party lose seats in both chambers.

42.   In Slovenia earlier this month the ruling party lost seats in parliament and may not be able to form a government.

43.   Instead, his party lost control of the legislature, leaving Chirac to work with a Socialist prime minister.

44.   It forgot to point out that his party lost seats in the Knesset and that his government would therefore be inherently unstable.

45.   Last week, his party overwhelmingly lost an election in a big western state, Jalisco, and several more such elections are scheduled later in the year.

46.   Maginness became Mayor after Protestant parties lost their grip on the city council last year.

47.   Milosevic may then turn again to Draskovic, who refused to back Kostunica and whose party has lost support.

48.   More than three-quarters of the people in both nations support the treaty, and nationalist parties have lost ground in recent years.

49.   Now, however, the ruling party is losing regional elections with increasing frequency.

50.   Not only does the bankrupt party lose custody and control of their property, but they must also surrender all assets, property and papers to a trustee.