21.   Brazil faces presidential elections later this year, and leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva currently leads the polls.

22.   Critics have suggested that Paniagua favors presidential hopeful Alejandro Toledo, the U.S.-trained economist who currently leads the polls.

23.   Delors, who led presidential polls last year, decided not to enter the race but has campaigned vigorously for Jospin.

24.   Ex-military captain, two former presidents leading presidential polls.

25.   He also leads the polls for the June presidential election.

26.   His main challenger is Alejandro Toledo, a U.S.-trained economist leading the polls.

27.   However, it contained no information about some of the parties, notably the Communists who are leading the polls.

28.   Independent candidates were leading the polls for mayoral contests in Bogota, Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla.

29.   Leading the polls is the conservative former mayor of Managua, Arnoldo Aleman.

30.   Saez, until recently the mayor of a well-run Caracas municipality, had led all polls for nearly a year.