81.   The local Serb assembly set these conditions at a meeting Tuesday when they decided to postpone until Friday their final decision on whether they would vote.

82.   The Iraqi parliament has begun to debate a draft bill to set up local assemblies as part of proposed political reforms in the country, newspapers reported Wednesday.

83.   The law on the local assemblies was adopted in December after Saddam announced moves toward democracy.

84.   The local assemblies are the lowest-level political organizations in Libya.

85.   The Iraqi parliament has approved a draft bill to set up local assemblies as part of proposed political reforms, officials said Thursday.

86.   The local Serb assembly decided Tuesday to postpone a final decision on whether to take part in the polls until a last minute meeting on Friday.