1.   That followed revelations of widespread political corruption during the two-term presidency of his socialist predecessor, Francois Mitterrand.

2.   Today, the new Spanish conservative government has four female ministers, one more than its Socialist predecessor.

3.   Unlike his Socialist predecessor, Wataru Kubo, Mitsuzuka has experience working as part of an administration and knows how to deal with bureaucrats, Sasaki-Smith said.

4.   Chirac announced last month that France would resume nuclear testing after a three-year hiatus initiated by his socialist predecessor Francois Mitterrand.

5.   The central government of conservative Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, like its Socialist predecessor, believes the dispersal policy helps weaken the ETA.

6.   The new center-right government was sworn in on Wednesday and immediately rolled back university tuition fees established by its Socialist predecessor.

7.   Gone were the days of his bookish socialist predecessor Francois Mitterrand, famously reluctant to speak anything other than abstruse French.

8.   His socialist predecessor Francois Mitterrand cast his ballot in Chateau-Chinon, south of Paris, which he represented for many years before entering the Elysee.

9.   As in his relations with Paris, Aznar intends to continue the European policies of his socialist predecessor Felipe Gonzalez.

10.   Before arriving in power last year, Chirac had accused his Socialist predecessor of interference in the domestic affairs of African countries on human rights issues.