1.   But in Belgrade, the pivotal capital city of Serbia, Milutinovic said the governing Socialist Party had retained control over most of the seats in the city assembly.

2.   Finally last month, a group of conservative members of the city assembly lodged a formal protest.

3.   Osaka Mayor Masaya Nishio told a news conference Tuesday he plans an official announcement after expected approval by the city assembly in March.

4.   After the new Belgrade city assembly elected Zoran Djindjic, one of three Zajedno leaders, as mayor, opposition supporters gathered Friday night for a street celebration.

5.   But Croatian law gives Tudjman the right to veto candidates for mayor chosen by the city assembly.

6.   City assemblies in Nis and Sombor joined other Serbian cities and towns in signing declarations calling on the president to resign.

7.   City assemblies in the Yugoslav cities of Nis and Sombor joined other Serbian cities and towns in signing declarations calling on the president to resign.

8.   He explained that he needed supporters to represent him in the city assembly in order to complete campaign pledges for the remaining two years of his term in office.

9.   In a stormy session, the Belgrade city assembly on Thursday rejected an opposition declaration calling for the resignation of President Slobodan Milosevic.

10.   It was the first time a Japanese city assembly has called for a senior U.S. military officer to be removed from his post.