41.   An official of the main opposition Labour Party familiar with the defense budget process said the government could delay some programs or announce broader cuts to fund tax cuts.

42.   And so with Ouattara unable to return without facing arrest, the reins of the main opposition party have fallen back into the hands of Diabate.

43.   And Laurent Gbagbo, the other main opposition leader, has withdrawn in protest over what he has called an unfair electoral code.

44.   Another possibility is someone like Amien Rais, who has emerged as the main opposition leader and who presumably would be far more likely to introduce sweeping political changes.

45.   APRA, the main opposition party, is also critical, accusing the commission of a bias to the left.

46.   According to German press reports, he is considering formation of a coalition with the main opposition party, the Social Democrats.

47.   After years as the main opposition leader, Wade was elected president last year in one of the few peaceful transfers of power in West Africa.

48.   Budisa is considered likely to be the main opposition candidate for the presidency, while Racan is likely to become prime minister.

49.   But budget approval has been held up because the main opposition, the former guerrillas of the FMLN, want more flexibility in spending.

50.   But at the same time, Lubonja has declined to join the main opposition parties, whose roots also come from the Communists.