71.   That job will be further complicated by the crowded field of mayoral candidates in a busy year for municipal elections.

72.   That fight could prove difficult to win because about a quarter of lawmakers in Congress are expected to run for mayor in nationwide municipal elections slated for October.

73.   That success was repeated in a sweep of municipal elections last February.

74.   The church has emerged as a major force in the protests over the annulment by the Socialist government of opposition victories in municipal elections.

75.   The coalition Zajedno is made up of three coalition partners who united to form a common front in the municipal elections.

76.   The draw of fundamentalism was underscored by municipal elections last March.

77.   The decision by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to again postpone the municipal elections has added to the need for a extended military presence.

78.   The decision just made to postpone municipal elections a second time both reflects and exacerbates that reality.

79.   The flyspeck island nation of Bahrain took a tentative step toward democracy with municipal elections that concluded last week.

80.   The job of mayor would rotate among City Council members until the municipal election in April.