101.   His opponent, Omar Barboza of Democratic Action, one of two parties that have dominated Venezuelan politics for decades, also was claiming victory.

102.   His Social Democratic Party recovered from record-low voter support two years ago and again dominates politics in this Scandinavian welfare state.

103.   His Social Democratic Party recovered from record-low voter support two years ago and again dominates Swedish politics.

104.   In South Korea, regional prejudices dominate politics, and party nominations virtually guarantee election in some regions.

105.   In the decade that Fujimori has dominated Peruvian politics, he has relied on shrewdness, patience and tenacity to triumph in times of crisis.

106.   It has accused the United States, which is sponsoring the Arab-Israeli peace process, of dominating world politics.

107.   It dominated Italian politics from World War II until it was destroyed by corruption scandals last year.

108.   Michael Manley, the former prime minister whose firebrand speeches dominated Jamaican politics for decades, was bedridden Thursday after a series of illnesses.

109.   More recently, Koizumi began urging an end to the factions that dominate LDP politics.

110.   Panday is the first prime minister of East Indian heritage in this twin-island Caribbean country, where the black majority has long dominated politics.