71.   He also denied he had any plans to call elections any time soon.

72.   He predicted that talks would drag on until Christmas and that new elections would be called.

73.   He lost a functioning majority in Parliament and called new elections, serving during the campaign now in a caretaker role.

74.   He may be tempted to call early elections and change the rules, analysts say, although that would be both expensive and risky.

75.   He had until March to call new elections.

76.   He said there was no question of calling early elections or submitting a new draft to parliament before submitting it to the electorate.

77.   He must call an election by May, and the electioneering begins in earnest this coming week with the opening of the Labor Party conference.

78.   He originally wanted the case to be heard this year because Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard is set to call provincial elections next year.

79.   His era is over, but he has a great chance to go down in history by moving quickly to call early elections.

80.   However, analysts say a new leader would probably have to call an election much sooner to secure a popular mandate.