51.   The parliament vote largely reflected a split between the governing majority of Liberals, Socialists and Greens, and the opposition Christian Democrats and nationalists.

52.   The legislative proposal faces a parliament vote later Thursday.

53.   The plan is subject to a Swiss parliament vote in December.

54.   The members of the Party of Democratic Socialism gave no indication that the demonstration was tied to the parliament vote.

55.   The new political splintering could negate an electoral reform that seeks to strengthen the prime minister by electing him directly in balloting separate from the parliament vote.

56.   The parliament vote came on the second day of talks in Belgrade between Milosevic, Russian envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin and the European Union envoy, Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari.

57.   The parliament vote on whether NATO would be allowed the use of the Romanian airspace was expected later Thursday.

58.   The proposal faces a parliament vote in July.

59.   The Yugoslav parliament vote Monday in favor of joining.

60.   With the parliament vote projected to be split mainly among those three parties, plus a sprinkling of smaller ones, few expect a significant change.