51.   Croats in some central Bosnian towns were boycotting the vote, which appeared certain to cut into the dominance of the main Croat party.

52.   Despite agreeing in Geneva to proceed with the elections, President Alija Izetbegovic indicated Monday that Bosnian political parties could boycott the vote if Karadzic remained free.

53.   Each time legislative elections roll around in Portugal, a few small towns or villages decide to boycott the vote to make public their frustration over lack of services.

54.   El-Mahdi and other opposition leaders had urged their followers to boycott the vote, saying the election was a sham.

55.   Ethnic Albanians in both Kosovo and in areas of southern Serbia bordering the province boycotted the vote.

56.   EU delegates boycotted the vote.

57.   Ethnic Albanians in tense Kosovo province, who want independence, boycotted the vote.

58.   Ethnic Albanians in the southern province of Kosovo also boycotted the vote, but for very different reasons.

59.   Ethnic Albanians in the southern province of Kosovo also were boycotting the vote, but for very different reasons.

60.   Ethnic Russians and Ukrainians in the breakaway Trans-Dniester region in eastern Moldova boycotted the vote.