21.   In voting for a new parliament on Sunday, Austrians refused to take the sharp right turn that the anti-immigration leader Jorg Haider had urged upon them.

22.   Indonesia will wait for a new parliament and a new president to take office late in the year before making a final decision.

23.   Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres barely led challenger Benjamin Netanyahu in an exit poll released after voters cast their ballots for a prime minister and a new parliament.

24.   Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres barely led challenger Benjamin Netanyahu in early returns released after voters cast their ballots for a prime minister and a new parliament.

25.   Israelis went to the polls to choose a prime minister and a new parliament with both prime ministerial candidates neck and neck in public opinion surveys.

26.   It is expected he will not convene the new parliament until late this month.

27.   Its chances seemed so certain that Zhirinovsky turned down a chance to insure a spot in the new parliament by running simultaneously for a safe single-district seat.

28.   Others have said the first priority for the new parliament should be to help expand political activity.

29.   Russian Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin said Communists might join the government after election results showed the Communist Party will dominate the new parliament.

30.   Scotland led the way Thursday in a referendum that seemed likely to approve setting up a new parliament with the power to raise and lower income taxes.