21.   But presidents do have the power to dissolve parliament or appoint a new prime minister when a government collapses.

22.   But that is in some ways an even greater risk because the constitution potentially allows Yeltsin to dissolve the parliament under those conditions and call new elections.

23.   Chirac met this morning with the Prime Minister and the heads of both houses of parliament, as the Constitution requires the President to do before dissolving parliament.

24.   Facing re-election, legislators did not want to risk opposing Putin and prompting Yeltsin to dissolve parliament and call early elections.

25.   Five opinion polls published since President Jacques Chirac dissolved parliament last week have put the current RPR-UDF coalition ahead of the Socialists and their Communist allies.

26.   If no compromise is reached, Yeltsin could dissolve the parliament and call for new elections, hoping to win a few new supporters to his side.

27.   If the social democrats dominate the Senate, analysts predict Havel will dissolve parliament and call new elections.

28.   If the communists and other parties keep pushing, they could force Russian President Boris Yeltsin either to dump the cabinet or dissolve the parliament and call new elections.

29.   If parliament is dissolved, elections must take place within six months.

30.   If Duma members rejected the nominee three times, the president can dissolve the parliament and call for new elections.