51.   The vote was seen as a first electoral test before nationwide polls in September for ultra-conservative candidate Edmund Stoiber, the governor of the southern state.

52.   Zagreb is expected to be a key battlefield in the nationwide polls, organised by the Croatian authorities.

53.   Most white South Africans want the death penalty to be retained while blacks are divided on the issue, a nationwide poll conducted by the Research Surveys group shows.

54.   Philippine President Gloria Arroyo maintains substantial popular support, despite her declining ratings in the capital Manila, according to an independent nationwide poll released Wednesday.

55.   South Korea holds the nationwide polls to elect local government heads in June and the president in December.

56.   South Korea will hold nationwide polls to elect local government heads in June and the president in December.

57.   That very point was driven home by Hashimoto himself, who downplayed any prospect of nationwide polls in the short term.

58.   The EU is organising the municipal elections, which are seen as a test-run for the nationwide polls throughout Bosnia in September.

59.   The elections are being seen as a litmus test for nationwide polls due in Bosnia by mid-September.

60.   The municipal poll in Mostar, which is divided between bitter Moslem and Croat rivals is considered a crucial test ahead of nationwide polls due in Bosnia in September.