1.   Opposition parties are boycotting the vote.

2.   The main opposition parties boycotted the presidential election.

3.   The main opposition parties boycotted the election, saying it would not be conducted fairly.

4.   The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections.

5.   The major Slovak parties boycotted the event.

6.   The Maronite Christian parties boycotted the third round, as they had the previous two rounds.

7.   The main opposition parties had boycotted the elections.

8.   Debate on the budget and the tax cuts was held up yesterday when opposition parties boycotted parliament to protest the arrests of two Finance Ministry officials for accepting bribes.

9.   Debate on the budget and the tax cuts was held up yesterday when opposition parties boycotted parliament to protest the scandal.