41.   The election marks the end of an era for Ghana, where Rawlings has come to embody the government.

42.   The elections also mark the political extinction of Solidarity, which failed to get any seats, according to two separate exit polls.

43.   The elections also marks the return to Italian politics of former porn star Ilona Staller, who is running for mayor in the northern city of Monza.

44.   The elections mark the end for the moment of rapid development in the Czech Republic.

45.   Besides establishing a political structure for an ethnically divided Bosnia, the elections mark the pivotal date for the withdrawal of IFOR and serious planning for any follow-on force.

46.   Together, the elections mark a transition from four years of military rule to a democratic regime.

47.   Mark Stevens, deputy chief observer of the EU Observation Mission, said the elections marked a radical change with Cambodia moving from appointed officials to the democratically elected.

48.   The elections will mark the next stage of Palestinian autonomy, which was launched in the Gaza Strip and West Bank town of Jericho in May.