1.   Porras found an astute ally in newly elected President Alvaro Arzu, a pragmatic businessman with an instinct for building consensus.

2.   The amnesty was reportedly requested by the newly elected local councils of Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachbari.

3.   The newly elected Mayor said he has plenty to do in his own job, which he began two weeks ago.

4.   The newly elected prelate still needed ecclesiastical consecration before he could exercise his pastoral functions.

5.   The president wished his newly elected successor well.

6.   Then the elite persuaded the newly elected Mayor to appoint a committee to lay the groundwork for redevelopment.

7.   While the newly elected council members eventually supported reducing the amount of the increase, the hike was still significant.

8.   Although police responded with tear gas, they were instructed by the newly elected city Mayor, Sharon Pratt Dixon, not to aggravate the situation by making arrests.

9.   Delegates also agreed to the phased lifting of sanctions in categories to be determined by the newly elected NEC.

10.   The newly elected Governor, Zacaria Candao, was immediately confronted by an outbreak of serious fighting in June arising from a dispute between rival family clans.