11.  Party spokeswoman Britt Bohlin said Karlsson, a native of the northeastern coastal city of Skellefteaa, was planning to retire from parliament this year.

12.  Party spokeswoman Minky Worden said proportional representation would reduce the number of seats won by Democrats.

13.  A party spokeswoman said Gonzalez was still expected to run for reelection as parliamentary deputy.

14.  After his speech, he went to a hospital to have his ear cleaned and was treated for a perforated eardrum, said party spokeswoman Donate Hochstein.

15.  Although the Central Committee will not vote Wednesday, a party spokeswoman said the delegates are crucial to any leadership contest.

16.  But a party spokeswoman said Saturday evening that delegates were split.

17.  Communist Party leaders were not planning a special visit to the tomb to mark the reopening, said party spokeswoman Irina Makaveyeva.

18.  He also appointed one woman, party spokeswoman Sushma Swaraj, a right-wing former party president and an eminent Supreme Court lawyer.

19.  He and his United National Congress party are willing to meet with members of the team, said party spokeswoman Francesca Hawkins.

20.  He later was treated for a perforated eardrum at a hospital, party spokeswoman Donate Hochstein said.