71.   They now support many of the initiatives begun under the Hosokawa and Hata governments, like electoral reform, fiscal reform and deregulation.

72.   Through a spokesman, McCain said through a spokesman that the campaign finance bill did not need to be tied to other electoral reforms.

73.   Under electoral reforms, the PRI is supposed to divulge its campaign spending.

74.   Under the public pressure for democratization, the PRI was forced to seriously embrace electoral reform.

75.   Two long-term headaches have emerged for electoral reform.

76.   What we need is not just a mandatory ban on soft money but sweeping electoral reform.

77.   Zedillo has pledged to adhere to electoral reforms and hold clean elections.

78.   President Ernesto Zedillo, a PRI member whose electoral reforms made the opposition triumph possible, had done his best to stay out of the fray.

79.   A special parliamentary committee on electoral reforms is debating changes such as giving Italy a popularly elected premier or president, or granting the head of state more powers.

80.   A third will cover political and constitutional topics like electoral reforms and possible change in the form of government.