1.  Incumbent governor of a one-party state with no party opposition begins airing campaign commercials six months before the primary.

2.  But Premier Costas Simitis was forced to back off from some of the harsher reforms because of strong backlash from labor unions and internal party opposition.

3.  But Premier Costas Simitis was forced to retreat from many of the harsher reforms because of strong backlash from labor unions and internal party opposition.

4.  It was the second time this year that the governing party has backed down on major legislation in the face of labor and minority party opposition.

5.  Labor party opposition leader Ehud Barak, who has made significant inroads among the ex-Soviets, attended a similar function in a suburb of Tel Aviv.

6.  Major has faced increasing internal party opposition to bringing Britain closer to Europe.

7.  Right-wing Likud party opposition candidate Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday he would expand the Jewish settlements in the occupied territories if he is elected prime minister.

8.  Some of these lawmakers face primary or minor party opposition, including Martinez, who faces a challenge from a Democratic state senator.

9.  The Labor party opposition and Aborigines accused the government of using a ridiculous excuse to water down the U.N. declaration.

10.  The contradictory claims came as the Algerian government of President Liamine Zeroual was edging towards talks with fundamentalists as well as with the party political opposition.