1.   Emily Lau said on Hong Kong radio that proposals to introduce proportional representation was a ploy to favour pro-Beijing candidates.

2.   Emily Lau said on Hong Kong radio that proposals to introduce proportional representation were a ploy to favour pro-Beijing candidates.

3.   The rule, passed by parliament only last December, effectively bars the most favoured opposition candidate -- International Monetary Fund deputy president Alessane Ouattara -- from challenging Bedie.

4.   They hand out leaflets urging voters to favour their candidate.

5.   Some opposition members and newspapers have hinted that the elections have favoured pro-government candidates, a charge the government has denied.

6.   The alleged vote-rigging favoured coalition candidates.