41.   Ciller withdrew from the Yilmaz government in early June after many Motherland deputies supported the opening of parliamentary probes against her.

42.   Ciller, who was facing parliamentary probes for alleged corruption while she was prime minister, pulled out of the right-wing partnership last week.

43.   The request for the parliamentary probe came last week from the conservative main opposition Motherland Party following sensational revelations in the wake of an apparantly banal traffic accident.

44.   The Rao government has rallied behind the embattled communications minister and rejected a parliamentary probe into the multi-billion dollar privatization of the telecom sector.

45.   Yonhap news agency said the two were also considering their right to launch a separate parliamentary probe into the scandal.

46.   Last month, Simon Mbilinyi, the finance minister, resigned after a parliamentary probe team accused him of involvement in corrupt deals.

47.   Tanjung has admitted meeting President Megawati Sukarnoputri while a parliamentary probe was being discussed, but has denied ever threatening that Golkar would withdraw support for her party.

48.   Tanjung has admitted meeting President Megawati Sukarnoputri while a parliamentary probe was being discussed.

49.   The government has rebuffed opposition demands for the resignation of Communications Minister Sukh Ram and rejected a parliamentary probe into the telecom controversy.