41. Many Iraqis turned out early Friday, beating the fierce midday heat, to choose city councilors in the first local elections under the presidency of Saddam Hussein. 42. Meanwhile, the business community extended by two days an ultimatum to the government for declaring a date for fresh elections under a caretaker government. 43. Military facilities would be available for use as polling places in federal, state or local elections under legislation that passed the House on Thursday. 44. Mrs. Hasina demanded that the prime minister resign immediately and order elections under the supervision of a neutral caretaker government. 45. Ms. Bhutto says she was wrongly dismissed and claims that elections under Leghari would not be fair. 46. No elections under occupation. 47. Opposition lawmakers have been boycotting Parliament since March to force Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to hold early elections under a caretaker government. 48. Residents vote in their last and most democratic election under British rule. 49. Shipley said it should not be a surprise that she considered a snap election under those circumstances. 50. Several opposition activists, journalists have been arrested since the elections under harsh new media and security laws. |