1.   Monday was the last campaign day before the crucial presidential runoff against Zyuganov.

2.   Monday was the last campaign day before the crucial presidential runoff against Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.

3.   President Boris Yeltsin was looking Friday for signs that his housecleaning of unpopular government figures will boost his chances in a crucial runoff less than two weeks away.

4.   The announcement came just one day ahead of the crucial presidential runoff between Yeltsin and Communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov.

5.   The president had no public events planned for Friday, five days before his crucial runoff, Ignatyev said.

6.   With more than a third undecided a week ago, it is a tight all-or-nothing race between Balladur and Jospin to make it into the crucial runoff.

7.   Early exit poll trends showed President Boris Yeltsin ahead of Zyuganov in the crucial second round runoff of the Russian presidential elections.