51.   The Rally of the Republicans, led by Alassane D. Ouattara, who has been excluded from running, boycotted the election.

52.   The Serb minority boycotted the election, however, in protest at the continuing harassment and violence they suffer.

53.   The United National Independence Party, headed by his only serious rival, former President Kenneth D. Kaunda, boycotted the elections because Kaunda was ousted from the race.

54.   Trouble was feared not only from radical Palestinians, such as the militant Hamas party, which boycotted the election, but from Jewish settlers and the Israeli right.

55.   Truly independent parties boycotted the election.

56.   Opposition announces it will boycott election.

57.   Opposition parties also boycotted parliamentary elections held in March.

58.   Opposition parties had called on voters to boycott the election.

59.   Opposition parties say they will boycott elections.