61.   A leading opposition figure, Sam Rainsy, said an early assessment by one umbrella organization was misconceived.

62.   A leading opposition legislator on Thursday urged lame duck Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa to dissolve Parliament and let the public choose a new leader.

63.   A leading opposition party announced Thursday it will constitute a shadow city government in Belgrade to challenge allies of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic in city hall.

64.   A former chief of staff of the Iraqi army, Gen. Nizar al-Khazraji, has defected to Jordan, a leading opposition group announced Wednesday.

65.   A leading Egyptian opposition leader has recommended that Egypt and Sudan seek international arbitration to resolve their border dispute.

66.   A leading Malawian opposition leader was arrested Tuesday, and authorities said they planned to charge him with treason.

67.   A leading opposition lawmaker in Azerbaijan was arrested Tuesday and accused of involvement in an abortive coup by elite police forces last March, a fellow legislator said.

68.   A leading opposition lawmaker lashed out at the government, saying it would hurt Jerusalem.

69.   A leading opposition party, the Democrats, criticized the trial as unjust.

70.   A leading Belarusian opposition leader said Thursday he would offer himself as an opposition candidate for president in the next elections, a news agency reported.