51.   Sandinista backers filed a slander complaint against the president, but it had no effect because of a presidential immunity law.

52.   Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic earlier said Milutinovic cannot be extradited because he enjoys presidential immunity.

53.   The charges follow a unanimous Supreme Court vote on Tuesday that reaffirmed the legitimacy of his successor, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and stripped Estrada of presidential immunity.

54.   The decision follows months of debate on the question of presidential immunity, but may not provide a definitive answer.

55.   The conservative Chirac has always claimed that he is protected by presidential immunity.

56.   The letter also raises questions about whether Estrada still has presidential immunity, the subject of two other legal developments Monday.

57.   The president has always said he is protected by presidential immunity.

58.   The prosecutor said he was asking the three judges to rule on whether they legally can question the president, given his presidential immunity.

59.   The Supreme Court ruled that he effectively resigned then, stripping him of presidential immunity.

60.   When Kwasniewski is sworn in Saturday, he loses his parliamentary immunity and gains presidential immunity.