1.   Despite some private wavering among his staff, Kostunica stuck to his principles, and refused to let Milosevic require a second round runoff through vote stealing.

2.   Elections observers from the Organization of American States agreed that the races should have gone to second round runoffs.

3.   Milosevic admits opposition candidate Vojislav Kostunica won more votes but says he fell short of a majority, meaning a second round runoff will be held Sunday.

4.   Milosevic admits Kostunica won more votes but says he fell short of a majority, meaning a second round runoff must be held.

5.   All but the two with the most votes are allowed into the second round runoff.

6.   But if he stood down, it would be a boost for the French right and mean almost certainly a second round runoff between Balladur and Chirac.

7.   Early exit poll trends showed President Boris Yeltsin ahead of Zyuganov in the crucial second round runoff of the Russian presidential elections.

8.   Yeltsin is widely expected to face Zyuganov in a decisive second round runoff in July.

9.   Zyuganov, who is forecast to face Yeltsin in a decisive second round runoff in early July, shunned the media razmatazz favoured by the incumbent.

10.   Opinion polls forecast that Yeltsin and Zyuganov would top the poll and fight it out in a second round runoff in early July.