31.  He heads a new Solidarity-led coalition of rightist parties and the centrist Freedom Union.

32.  He then urged people in neighboring Austria to turn out to vote against a rightist party whose popularity is growing.

33.  In May, shortly after withdrawing as presidential candidate for a minor rightist party, Ongania suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed and unable to speak.

34.  Mussolini, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Naples last December, is serving her second term in the Chamber of Deputies for the rightist National Alliance party.

35.  Nebot represents the rightist Social Christian party.

36.  Of the remaining candidates for mayor, seven were from smaller leftists parties and three from lesser-known rightist parties.

37.  Once weakened by infighting, the party hurried Tuesday to capitalize on its sudden strength by seeking an alliance with another rightist party.

38.  One mayoralty went to a candidate backed by the rightist National Alliance party, also a member of the opposition Freedom Alliance.

39.  Once weakened by infighting, it hurried Tuesday to capitalize on its sudden strength by seeking an alliance with another rightist party.

40.  Rightist parties recently have won elections in several European countries, including Italy, Portugal and Denmark.