41.   They also want a new, transition government in place before elections.

42.   Zeroual had been appointed last year to lead a transition government.

43.   Germany is helping in the logistics of the Loya Jirga, which is to appoint a transition government to pave the way to democratic elections within two years.

44.   He said he had always been in favor of a national conference leading to a transition government of national unity.

45.   - Codifies the existing embargo on Cuba, which may not be lifted until a transition government is in place in Cuba.

46.   An agreement creating a special transition government for a Moslem autonomous region in the southern Philippines will be signed within three months, a senior official said Monday.

47.   Ceasefire negotiations between the transition government and the two rebel groups are at a standstill, communication minister and government spokesman Albert Mbonerane said.

48.   Defeated Madagascan leader Didier Ratsiraka Thursday demanded a transition government be set up in the deeply divided country, as another two provinces announced their intention to secede.

49.   The opposition parties have pledged to boycott the elections, despite pleas from the international community and from the transition government of President Meles Zenawi.

50.   The solutions proposed varied according to the party, ranging from new elections, to having the governor-elect step down to forming a transition government.