41.   Olympics Minister Michael Knight surprisingly announced he was quitting politics Wednesday.

42.   Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar said that he will quit politics if his party loses elections scheduled for next year.

43.   Sanan also pledged to quit politics and pave the way for a new generation to replace him as secretary-general after the next election.

44.   Several times he has announced that he will quit politics, that he has run his last race.

45.   Suchinda quit politics in disgrace and the country returned to civilian hands.

46.   Thaksin quit politics but has sporadically talked about making a comeback.

47.   The Chilean government on Wednesday said that upon returning home, he should quit politics totally and ask for forgiveness.

48.   The resigning members join hundreds of others who have quit in recent months after they were rounded up and detained until they agreed to quit politics.

49.   The trade union that formed its core quit politics earlier this year, as did many prominent activists, who left to form other parties.

50.   The trade union that formed its core quit politics earlier this year, and many prominent activists defected to form competing parties.