91.   President Petru Lucinschi called for the elections after the legislature failed four times in December to elect a successor.

92.   Political parties began gearing up Saturday for a new election after Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa capped a week of turmoil in government by dissolving Parliament.

93.   President Chandrika Kumaratunga ordered fresh elections after nine lawmakers quit her governing coalition and reduced her government to a minority in Parliament.

94.   President B.J. Habibie scheduled the parliamentary elections after embarking on a program of democratic reforms in the wake of the May ouster of his authoritarian predecessor, President Suharto.

95.   President Petru Lucinschi, whose term is expiring, called for the election after the legislature failed four times in December to elect a successor.

96.   President Chandrika Kumaratunga dissolved Parliament on Thursday and ordered new elections after defections from her coalition left her vulnerable to a planned no-confidence vote.

97.   Sharif won a solid majority in elections after her disgrace, and Ms. Bhutto now spends much of her time in court battling a string of corruption cases.

98.   Rundle called the early election after his minority government failed to win Green Party support for privatizing the Hydro-Electric Corp.

99.   Rundle called the early election after his minority government failed to win Green support for privatizing the Hydro-Electric Corp.

100.   Runoff elections after that were less badly managed.