21.   Croatia is governed by a nationalist party that virtually controls Croat-held parts of Bosnia.

22.   Croatian and Muslim nationalist parties in their respective parts of Bosnia have also compromised the credibility of the vote, although in less egregious ways.

23.   During the war, that party was replaced in this town by a nationalist party run by and for Muslims.

24.   Elections officials said, however, that it was clear that nationalist parties had gotten far fewer votes than in the past.

25.   General elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday will decide whether Muslims, Croats and Serbs reject the nationalist parties that have dominated their three communities since the war.

26.   Government says report absolves the governing Hindu nationalist party of inciting the anti-Christian violence.

27.   In Belgium, extreme nationalist parties have grown powerful by exploiting tensions between Flemish and French citizens.

28.   In January, the ruling Social Democrats brought three nationalist parties into the government, and Iliescu has been able to keep these allies in check.

29.   In Bosnia, the most ethnically mixed of former Yugoslav republics, political divisions were being drawn along ethnic lines with the formation of nationalist parties.

30.   In something of a surprise, the rival nationalist party, Congress of Russian Communities, led by Lt. Gen. Alexender Lebed appeared to be doing badly.