51.   Last week without explanation, Antezana withdrew his candidacy to replace Nakajima when he steps down this summer.

52.   Later Wednesday, the former president withdrew his candidacy to lead the World Trade Organization.

53.   Luis Chiriboga was re-elected as president of the Ecuadorean Soccer Federation Friday after his only rival withdrew his candidacy.

54.   Majluta, a heavy smoker, withdrew his candidacy for president last month when he became ill.

55.   Meanwhile, Bishara was widely expected to withdraw his candidacy over the weekend.

56.   Meanwhile, Liston Bochette, a bobsledder from Puerto Rico, withdrew his candidacy for the commission.

57.   On Friday, after the hardliners repeatedly rejected him, Mladen Ivanic, the pro-western Bosnian Serb premier-designate, withdrew his candidacy.

58.   On Monday, Domash agreed to withdraw his candidacy in favor of Goncharik, but refused to say Tuesday when he would do so.

59.   S.B. Woo, former lieutenant governor of Delaware, has withdrawn his candidacy for vice-chancellor of Hong Kong University, saying it had plunged him into a minefield.

60.   She said she would resist arrest and suggested she might withdraw her candidacy if elections go ahead.