111.   Nagorka Idrizovic, a spokeswoman for the Unified List told AFP Friday it had still not decided on whether or not to boycott the polls.

112.   One source close to negotiations said Monday the BNP looked likely to go it alone despite an opposition threat to boycott the poll.

113.   Opposition parties have called on voters to boycott the poll and eight top opposition leaders have refused to run against Konare.

114.   One was for ZANU-Ndonga and two went to the Zimbabwe Unity Movement of Edgar Tekere, which this year boycotted the polls.

115.   Opposition parties boycotted the polls and there have been widespread allegations of ballot fraud.

116.   Rahman is also the father of Sheikh Hasina Wajed, chief of the main opposition Awami League which also boycotted the polls.

117.   Separatist groups are expected to boycott the polls.

118.   Separatists have promised to boycott the poll unless Russian troops leave.

119.   Six mainly-Moslem parties had threatened to boycott the polls unless refugees from the city were allowed to vote.

120.   Some opposition parties have decided to boycott the poll, saying the new parliament will be just as much a rubber stamp as it was during the Soviet era.