1.   Peres has yet to announce whether he plans to remain party leader.

2.   At a meeting with cosmonauts and space scientists, Yeltsin asked acting Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko to ensure that Russia would remain a leader in space industry.

3.   He recently talked about retiring because of his declining health but opted to remain party leader to keep a power struggle from breaking out among his subordinates.

4.   However Dashti predicted that Karzai would see off all challenges and remain leader for as long as six years.

5.   The OSCE said Wednesday it would get tough with him if he remained party leader.

6.   The OSCE said Wednesday it would get tough with the SDS if Karadzic remained party leader.