41.   The current mayor, conservative Dimitris Avramopoulos, decided not seek another four-year term.

42.   Hector Silva, the mayoral candidate for the opposition coalition headed by the FMLN, edged out current mayor Mario Valiente, who conceded the race.

43.   Current mayors and their deputies will keep their positions until they complete their five-year terms.

44.   The new president also could officially name his prime minister, who he has indicated will be current Bucharest mayor and fellow Christian Democrat Victor Ciorbea.

45.   Yakovlev is backed by some quarters in Moscow only because he is seen as more malleable than the current mayor, Sobchak has charged.

46.   Mario Valiente, the current ARENA mayor, lost to Hector Silva, running as the candidate of a coalition of former rebels and two smaller parties.

47.   The current ARENA mayor of San Salvador, Mario Valiente, said that he would peacefully leave office if he loses his re-election bid.

48.   The current mayor of Paris, Socialist Bertrand Delanoe, campaigned furiously in recent days for left-wing candidates across the French capital.

49.   The current mayor, Jean Tiberi, denied this on Friday.

50.   The new president is expected Friday to name officially his prime minister, who he has indicated will be current Bucharest mayor and fellow Christian Democrat Victor Ciorbea.