1.   Instead, they have declared a unilateral two-week cease-fire and are quietly supporting a freshly formed leftist coalition called the New Guatemala Democratic Front.

2.   Running a distant third is Alvaro Colom Caballeros, who represents a leftist coalition that includes the former guerrillas.

3.   Still, the victory of the leftist coalition makes the path toward economic reform in France uncertain at the very least.

4.   The crucial votes came from the leftist coalition Euskal Heritarrok, which is considered close to the Basque separatists who have observed a cease-fire since September.

5.   Opposition leaders feared that supporters of the leftist coalition, who will get posts in the governing bodies of commercialized enterprises, will not be interested in privatization.

6.   Premier Lionel Jospin ordered the audit last month after his leftist coalition defeated the governing conservatives in parliamentary elections.

7.   A former Caracas mayor dropped out of the presidential race Tuesday, two days after a leftist coalition led by a former coup leader dominated congressional elections.

8.   A leftist coalition is a distant third.

9.   A new proposal by the former communists to open secret police files to the public was blocked by opposition parties and some defectors in the ruling leftist coalition.

10.   A leftist coalition led by Jospin took office pledging to make unemployment a top priority.