51.   The first session was boycotted by the Croats and the second session, which was just to elect a mayor, was only held after intense international pressure.

52.   The opposition was boycotting the session because of a long-standing dispute over the lack of television coverage of parliamentary debate.

53.   The negotiating process had been bogged down for almost a week after the rebels boycotted a session on Friday and the government suspended a session scheduled for Monday.