1.   All three parties undertook to support the caretaker government until the elections.

2.   They sought extra-parliamentary means to oust Chavalit, establish a caretaker government and hold a new election.

3.   The military intends to hand over power to a caretaker government and hold elections within six months.

4.   The caretaker government had earlier introduced new laws increasing the penalties for election offences.

5.   At best, they said, his will be a caretaker government, charged with leading the country to early parliamentary and presidential elections.

6.   A caretaker government of non-party technicians has been running the country.

7.   A caretaker government pledged democratic elections, which Obasanjo won earlier this year.

8.   A neutral caretaker government will now assume power as campaigning begins for fall elections.

9.   But the rest of the Cabinet consists of holdovers from the caretaker government of Robert Malval, who resigned almost a year ago.