41.   UBS said that with two-thirds of the votes counted, Studer had won an absolute majority.

42.   With an absolute majority in Parliament, the government is also seeking to appropriate powers that usually belong to unions.

43.   Opinion polls show Stoyanov ahead of Marazov but still short of an absolute majority.

44.   Opinion polls showed Stoyanov ahead of Marazov but still short of an absolute majority.

45.   Prime Minister Carlos Veiga has said he will step down if his party loses its absolute majority.

46.   Polls indicate the party stands a good chance of winning an absolute majority if national elections were held now.

47.   A candidate needs to win an absolute majority.

48.   A candidate must get an absolute majority to win the election, or there will be a runoff of the top two candidates.

49.   A newly sworn-in congress elected a former dictator to president of Bolivia Tuesday morning after none of the candidates won an absolute majority in June elections.

50.   All exit polls said the Popular Party failed to win an absolute majority.