61. Parties backing independence for the troubled Basque region won the most seats in a key election, but voters rejected a party linked to violent separatism. 62. Pre-election polls predicted the right-wing, opposition Social Christian Party would get the most seats. 63. Results were expected late tonight or early Tuesday, and the leader of the party with the most seats becomes prime minister. 64. Smaller parties and independents hold the other seats. 65. Should Democrats start registering gains in those states, they could be on track to pick up the eight seats needed to overturn GOP House control after six years. 66. Since Welfare won the most seats, President Suleyman Demirel had given Erbakan the mandate to forge a coalition. 67. That would mean that the party with the most seats would have to have at least two coalition partners in order to form a majority in the National Assembly. 68. The Africans have agreed to nominate Kenya as their representative to replace Botswana, but the other four seats are being contested. 69. The Congress and Islah are expected to win the most seats. 70. The Congress and Islah were expected to win the most seats. |