61.   Rao had resisted resigning after he led the party to its worst electoral defeat in the general elections earlier this year.

62.   Slobodan Milosevic refused to acknowledge electoral defeat.

63.   Such divisiveness has helped lead the party to two crushing electoral defeats and has shown no sign of abating during the current leadership fight.

64.   Stunned by the extent of their electoral defeat, members were reported to be deserting in droves.

65.   The apparent PRI win in Tabasco appeared to end a string of stunning electoral defeats for the once dominant party.

66.   The apparent PRI win in Tabasco had appeared to end a string of stunning electoral defeats for the once dominant party.

67.   The Congress suffered its worst electoral defeat two years ago following a series of corruption scandals and infighting.

68.   The attacks shattered public confidence in the peace process and are seen as a main factor in the narrow electoral defeat of former premier Shimon Peres in May.

69.   The changes in Yugoslavia began with the electoral defeat of Milosevic in September.

70.   The battered Social Democratic Party chose Sunday a popular political analyst and university professor to lead the party out of a crisis brought on by two recent electoral defeats.