11.   Crestfallen but defiant, supporters of the defeated opposition mayor stand by their man as the cold reality sinks in Saturday night.

12.   Djindjic, who heads the Democratic Party, and the opposition mayor of Cacak, Velimir Ilic, are also sought by military authorities.

13.   Djindjic, the Democratic Party leader, and the opposition mayor of Cacak, Velimir Ilic, are also sought by military authorities.

14.   Draskovic said he expected the party to nominate the opposition mayor of Belgrade, Vojislav Mihailovic, as its presidential candidate.

15.   In a statement, the council said Tudjman had twice refused to confirm in office the opposition mayor of Zagreb, the Croatian capital.

16.   On Sunday, all six opposition parties in the city parliament said they would boycott the legislature if Tudjman does not finally agree to an opposition mayor.

17.   President Franjo Tudjman vetoed the election of an opposition mayor of Zagreb, overriding voters who refused to give his ruling party a majority in the capital.

18.   The capital itself seemed likely to elect an opposition mayor, the first non-Communist to rule the capital since World War II.

19.   The city has an opposition mayor, but Socialists control the county in which Plovdiv lies.

20.   Beleaguered President Sali Berisha appointed Fino, the former opposition socialist mayor of Gjirokastra, as prime minister on Tuesday.