51.   It was spiraling into a political issue pitting the leftist government of Prime Minister Lionel Jospin against the rightist opposition loyal to conservative President Jacques Chirac.

52.   It was the latest example of a leftist European government sent packing.

53.   It was just the latest example of a leftist European government sent packing.

54.   Jospin also has backpedaled on the issue of including communist ministers in an eventual leftist government.

55.   Juppe cautioned the French against electing a leftist government that would force Chirac to share power with a Socialist premier.

56.   Jospin and Fabius have assured that a leftist government would not raise taxes or spending, but neither said how they would shift funding within the existing budget.

57.   Jospin has assured that a leftist government would not raise taxes or spending, but he has not said how it would shift funding within the existing budget.

58.   Last week, Chavez bristled after Caracas Archbishop Cardinal Ignacio Velasco criticized two priests for promoting the leftist government during a Mass.

59.   Niakata accused the leftist government of Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin of failing to keep its promise to help make it easier for illegal immigrants to stay in France.

60.   Now, opponents contend his leftist government has created precarious jobs with no long-term future.