51.   They have failed to come together to improve their electoral chances, but this election was not marked like previous ones by an opposition boycott.

52.   Their adversaries chalk up the opposition boycott to a lack of candidates.

53.   Zia won the elections amid widespread allegations of ballot-stuffing, as well as a unified opposition boycott.

54.   Meanwhile, the parliament resumed its session amid an opposition boycott over calls for new elections after informal talks failed to resolve the conflict.

55.   People in Guinea began voting on Sunday for a parliamentary election overshadowed by an opposition boycott and put off for two years because of armed insurgency.

56.   Talks between government and opposition parties in Bangladesh to end a seven-month-old opposition boycott of parliament ended in failure Wednesday.

57.   The diplomats have been working behind the scenes to end the eight month opposition boycott of parliament.

58.   The political standoff began with an opposition boycott of parliament in March, with each side accusing the other of sinking efforts to end the crisis.