71.   But in local elections, where the conservatives have surged in recent years, they have done better than the Socialists in attracting young people and in promoting women.

72.   But Mavrodi has not set foot in the district, said the deputy chairman of the local election committee, Vyacheslav M. Zhigulin.

73.   But on the eve of another attempt to hold local elections in the province of KwaZulu Natal, it remains a cauldron of political violence and intimidation.

74.   But local election commissioner Vlado Blagojevic says he welcomes the Muslims.

75.   But the PRI has also been circling the wagons since it lost several important cities in local elections in three states in November.

76.   But the real culprit was the culture of city politics, which prefers to rely on the courts rather than the voters to decide who will win local elections.

77.   But the local elections here seem to be a subtle mix of culture and politics in which ethics are relative.

78.   But the suggested merger comes as parties position themselves for local elections, scheduled for November.

79.   But the president kept his public campaigning on behalf of candidates to a minimum, in an effort to avoid injecting the scandal into local congressional elections.

80.   But the United Nations fears that supporters of Rugova who do well in the forthcoming local elections could then be attacked by the ex-KLA parties.