41.   He survived several upheavals in which Israeli authorities fired the elected mayors of other West Bank towns and replaced them with military officers or their own Palestinian appointees.

42.   In a party runoff, Green narrowly defeated Fernando Ferrer, the Bronx borough president who was seeking to become the first Hispanic elected mayor.

43.   Londoners chose political maverick Ken Livingstone to be their first elected mayor.

44.   Londoners also will decide a referendum on giving the capital its first elected mayor, with passage appearing a certainty.

45.   One newly elected mayor was killed last week.

46.   The elected mayor will have more control then his predecessors.

47.   The government hopes American-style elected mayors will reduce voter apathy about local government.

48.   The first elected mayor of Mexico City in modern history is to be sworn in Friday amid great expectations.

49.   The first elected mayor of Mexico City in modern history is sworn in Friday amid great expectations.

50.   The government hopes U.S.-style elected mayors will reduce voter apathy about local government.