1.   A national election victory gives a stronger moral claim to rule than a local election.

2.   Despite many local triumphs, their party stands little chance of winning a national election.

3.   Even for the last remaining superpower, domestic issues, not foreign matters, dominate national elections.

4.   In national elections each candidate usually had the backing of one or more of the leading papers.

5.   Last summer, Karadzic undermined the registration process for national elections.

6.   Participation is measured using voter turnout, or the percentage of the eligible voters who actually voted in national elections.

7.   Perhaps most importantly, city halls provide the opposition with a significant political platform before national elections later this year.

8.   The most reliable of these comparative data measure voting in national elections.

9.   There are strong indications that the Prime Minister will call national elections in May.

10.   The conference established a commission to organize national elections.