1.   Although democrats swept the elections, only one-third of the total council members are elected.

2.   Last year, Democrats swept statewide elections.

3.   Pro-government forces in Belarus looked set to sweep parliamentary elections Sunday after many independent candidates were barred from running and the opposition promised to boycott the vote.

4.   Aristide partisans are expected to sweep the elections, which likely will shape the Haitian political landscape for the next four to six years.

5.   Aristide partisans are expected to sweep the elections, which will shape the Haitian political landscape for the next four to six years.

6.   Berisha swept parliamentary elections last May that several international observers said were rigged.

7.   Both men are Socialists, the former Communists who swept elections last May.

8.   He lost out to a candidate backed by conservative Premier Silvio Berlusconi, whose center-right coalition swept national elections in May.

9.   If partial computerization at the municipal level is pushed through, expect Lakas-NUCD to sweep the elections.

10.   In a minor consolation, the ruling Congress Party swept the elections in a tiny northeastern state Thursday after losing two key states in western India this week.