1.   Nationalist candidates managed to win only one seat in the elections.

2.   Although Lee campaigned on behalf of the Nationalist candidate, Lien, his support was perceived as less than passionate.

3.   And he says the failure of nationalist candidates at the polls is a verdict on separatist violence, not ideas.

4.   Election results released by international officials Friday confirmed the victory of the extreme nationalist candidate, Nikola Poplasen, as president of the Bosnian Serb half of this country.

5.   Jacky Mongin said he was interested in the ideas of another nationalist candidate, Philippe de Villiers, who opposes a federal-style Europe.

6.   Militant groups have been implicated in the assassination of a Hindu nationalist parliamentary candidate, as well as in many attacks on soldiers and police officers.

7.   Nationalist candidates look strong in many districts.

8.   Nationalist candidates without a heavy dose of populism in their programs have generally fared poorly.

9.   Politicians of both the left and the right expressed concern at the record showing by the extreme-right nationalist candidate, Jean-Marie Le Pen.

10.   The defeated Nationalist candidate, Lien, had used scare tactics in the final weeks of the campaign, suggesting that Chen could bring disaster to the island.