11.   Most of the kidnapped candidates were later freed but have abandoned their election bids for fear of reprisals.

12.   Polls indicate most Peruvians oppose another election bid by Fujimori.

13.   Polls show most Peruvians oppose another Fujimori election bid.

14.   Recent polls showed Seguin trailing Socialist party secretary Francois Hollande in his European election bid.

15.   Rebels looking to sabotage the vote kidnapped hundreds more candidates and forced thousands to abandon their election bids.

16.   Roethlisberger was unsuccessful in his election bid.

17.   Since then, Medina has testified that Samper and campaign director Fernando Botero accepted millions of dollars from the Cali drug cartel for the election bid.

18.   The only political heavyweight allowed to run against Guei was Laurent Gbagbo, a longtime opposition leader who has lost several previous election bids.

19.   The only political heavyweight allowed to run was Laurent Gbagbo, a longtime opposition leader who has lost several previous election bids.

20.   The two held a joint press conference after entering their election bids.