21.   Other deputies in the chamber Thursday simply boycotted the vote.

22.   Opposition parties boycotted the vote to protest the confusion over the foreign ministry debate.

23.   Opposition parties boycotted the vote, as he was the only candidate.

24.   Parliamentary elections ended peacefully across Gambia Thursday with the ruling party expecting a sweeping victory after the main opposition leader called on his supporters to boycott the vote.

25.   Pro-government forces in Belarus looked set to sweep parliamentary elections Sunday after many independent candidates were barred from running and the opposition promised to boycott the vote.

26.   -- Local elections were being held only in Serbia, as Montenegro boycotted the vote.

27.   A hundred pro-Wahid legislators boycotted the vote.

28.   A run-off election had been scheduled for Sunday, but opposition forces said they would boycott the vote.

29.   After an election marred by violence, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia headed toward victory Thursday, but rivals who boycotted the vote claimed the government lacked legitimacy.

30.   All major opposition parties boycotted the vote, and Aristide ran against a field of six unknown candidates too scared to campaign.