21.  Casado said discussions were under way to establish voting places in Norway, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.

22.  However, there was no voting taking place in the one of the opposition candidates home districts.

23.  The first results, delayed almost eight hours because of late closing of voting places, also had the Liberal party headed for control of the national assembly.

24.  The most sensitive voting place will be Hebron, the only major Palestinian town where Israeli troops are still deployed.

25.  There was an explosion near a voting place in Grozny on Tuesday, but it inflicted no injuries and did not prevent any voting.

26.  There were scattered reports throughout Mexico of polling stations opening late and complaints in some areas of party workers campaigning near voting places or handing out food.

27.  Zoran Djindjic, a Zajedno leader, said the opposition was barred from monitoring several voting places across Serbia.

28.  In the initial rounds of informal voting taking place Tuesday, council members will narrow down the field of candidates by holding straw polls on four names.

29.  With voting taking place Saturday, the first results are not expected to be made public for three days at the earliest.