81.  Conservative opposition leader Angela Merkel said Schroeder was making a mistake.

82.  Conservative opposition leader Jose Maria Aznar called for tougher police action while urging that the government condemn the attacks more firmly.

83.  Conservative opposition to the single currency has gained ground since the party lost power.

84.  Conservative opposition leader Jose Maria Aznar left hospital Thursday a day after he escaped an attempt on his life.

85.  Conservative opposition leader Jose Maria Aznar, considered likely to become prime minister following general elections his Popular Party is favored to win next March, also opposes negotiations.

86.  Conservative opposition leader Kerry Chikarovski says Coles had politicized the Olympics and should apologize.

87.  Conservative opposition groups have long complained of cuts in defense spending under successive Liberal Party administrations headed by Chretien.

88.  Conservative opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi had urged his supporters to stay home and said the center-left government should quit if the referendum failed.

89.  Conservative opposition politicians were unconvinced.

90.  Farmers representatives want direct talks with Premier Costas Simitis, a request he has so far rejected despite pleas from the main conservative opposition party.