81.   Medani, the Socialist leader, could not explain how the opposition coalition could achieve its aims.

82.   Meta stepped down because of personal and ideological differences with Socialist leader Fatos Nano.

83.   Meta stepped down because of personal and ideological differences with Socialist leader Fatos Nano, and the tensions persist within the party.

84.   Meanwhile, Nobel peace prize winner John Hume urged the socialist leaders to do more to help resolve international conflicts.

85.   New Socialist leader Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, a broadly admired member of the outgoing government, has been on the defensive.

86.   Netanyahu arrived in Madrid at midday and met with King Juan Carlos and opposition Socialist party leader Joaquin Almunia before his evening talks with Aznar.

87.   Opposition Socialist leader Joaquin Almunia also brushed aside the frequently raised comparison between Northern Ireland and the Basque region.

88.   Opposition Socialist leader Josep Borrell urged people not to be fooled into thinking the delegates represented anything more than one sector of the Basque region.

89.   Opposition Socialist leader Lionel Jospin asked Juppe Monday to back down from the proposed new laws.

90.   Pandeli Majko, another Socialist leader, told the crowd his party would not participate unless the government lifted a state of emergency.