11.   Leftist candidate Abdala Bucaram has lost support and is now virtually tied with rightist Jaime Nebot.

12.   Polls show an overwhelming preference for leftist candidate Cuauhtemoc Cardenas.

13.   Political tensions were also rising sharply with a campaign by supporters of the leftist gubernatorial candidate in the August election to seize town halls around Chiapas.

14.   The leading leftist candidate, Ricardo Lagos of the Socialist Party, was far more cautious.

15.   The leftist candidate, Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, also has a lot riding on the rural vote.

16.   The town is a stronghold of leftist presidential candidate Cuauhtemoc Cardenas.

17.   To win, Fox must attract votes from leftist candidate Cuauhtemoc Cardenas Solorzano, who polls suggest trails in third place.

18.   When the leftist presidential candidate visited the national university here not long ago, the turnout was a highlight of his campaign.

19.   A French court on Thursday postponed the trial of far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, who is accused of assaulting a leftist candidate for parliament.

20.   A leftist presidential candidate said Tuesday that police uncovered a plot by Medellin hitmen to assassinate him at a campaign event last week.