51.   The political stakes were high for both sides, which face mid-term elections in November.

52.   The Senate version would have appointees face retention elections at the end of their terms.

53.   The upshot, analysts say, is that the small parties now have little incentive to bring down the government and face new elections.

54.   Whichever political scenario prevails, nobody believes the Socialists will cut public spending enough to meet its target when it faces an election it is widely tipped to lose.

55.   With the vast majority of lawmakers facing safe elections this fall, many legislators openly put a price on their vote.

56.   With Russia facing parliamentary elections in December and a presidential vote next June, Chechnya has become fraught with political overtones, making compromise difficult for Yeltsin.

57.   Opinion polls have shown that most Ukrainians favor the death penalty, and Parliament, facing elections in March, has balked at abolishing capital punishment.

58.   Partly driving the anti-fraud sentiments in the parliament is the fact that the assembly faces elections in June.

59.   Previously, governors were handpicked by the president, but a new law calls for them to face election.

60.   Prime Minister John Howard said Monday his critics are being inflammatory by warning that Australia could face an election fought on race issues.