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8900 | " These charges are the interpretation of the church , " Garang said on Tuesday . " | <response> " These charges are the interpretation of the church , " <person>Garang</person> said on Tuesday . " </response> |
8901 | We have no idea why they are being held . | <response> We have no idea why they are being held . </response> |
8902 | We are still trying to establish contact with the local commander . " | <response> We are still trying to establish contact with the local commander . " </response> |
8903 | Asked whether this meant the commander was out of control , Garang said the rebel movement was working on the problem . | <response> Asked whether this meant the commander was out of control , <person>Garang</person> said the rebel movement was working on the problem . </response> |
8904 | He said he believed all six were being held in the mission compound at Mapourdit and were reported to be in good health . | <response> He said he believed all six were being held in the mission compound at <location>Mapourdit</location> and were reported to be in good health . </response> |
8905 | The Catholic Information office in Nairobi said on Monday that Australian Sisters Moira Lynch , 73 , and Mary Batchelor , 68 , American Father Michael Barton , 48 , and Sudanese Father Raphael Riel , 48 , were held in a prison in south Sudan by the SPLA . | <response> The <organization>Catholic Information office</organization> in <location>Nairobi</location> said on Monday that <misc>Australian</misc> Sisters <person>Moira Lynch</person> , 73 , and <person>Mary Batchelor</person> , 68 , <misc>American</misc> Father <person>Michael Barton</person> , 48 , and <misc>Sudanese</misc> Father <person>Raphael Riel</person> , 48 , were held in a prison in south <location>Sudan</location> by the <organization>SPLA</organization> . </response> |
8906 | It said Australian Sister Maureen Carey , 52 , and Italian Brother Raniero Iacomella , 28 , were held inside the compound . | <response> It said <misc>Australian</misc> Sister <person>Maureen Carey</person> , 52 , and <misc>Italian</misc> Brother <person>Raniero Iacomella</person> , 28 , were held inside the compound . </response> |
8907 | The church in Australia said on Monday Lynch , Batchelor , Barton and Riel were held in a prison until the weekend , when they were moved to join the other captives at the compound . | <response> The church in <location>Australia</location> said on Monday <person>Lynch</person> , <person>Batchelor</person> , <person>Barton</person> and <location>Riel</location> were held in a prison until the weekend , when they were moved to join the other captives at the compound . </response> |
8908 | The Catholic Information Office said the SPLA in the Kenyan capital had attributed the detentions of the six to a local commander and had promised they would be freed by August 23 . | <response> The <organization>Catholic Information Office</organization> said the <organization>SPLA</organization> in the <misc>Kenyan</misc> capital had attributed the detentions of the six to a local commander and had promised they would be freed by August 23 . </response> |
8909 | But the church learned in a recent meeting with the local commander that no instructions to release the prisoners were received and they would be held until investigations were completed . | <response> But the church learned in a recent meeting with the local commander that no instructions to release the prisoners were received and they would be held until investigations were completed . </response> |
8910 | It said last Friday they were visited by Monsignor Caesar Mazzolari , apostolic administrator of the diocese of Rumbek in southern Sudan , and an SPLA administrator and appeared in good condition . | <response> It said last Friday they were visited by Monsignor <person>Caesar Mazzolari</person> , apostolic administrator of the diocese of <location>Rumbek</location> in southern <location>Sudan</location> , and an <organization>SPLA</organization> administrator and appeared in good condition . </response> |
8911 | " On August 17 the mission was surrounded ( by the SPLA ) and sealed off . | <response> " On August 17 the mission was surrounded ( by the <organization>SPLA</organization> ) and sealed off . </response> |
8912 | The evening of the same day the missionaries were put in prison or isolation . | <response> The evening of the same day the missionaries were put in prison or isolation . </response> |
8913 | Later the mission was looted , " it added . | <response> Later the mission was looted , " it added . </response> |
8914 | An Australian foreign ministry official said the charges against them were " fairly bizarre " and a matter for concern . | <response> An <misc>Australian</misc> foreign ministry official said the charges against them were " fairly bizarre " and a matter for concern . </response> |
8915 | He said Australian diplomats in Nairobi were working with the Roman Catholic church in southern Sudan and with U.S. and Italian diplomats in the region to help free the missionaries . | <response> He said <misc>Australian</misc> diplomats in <location>Nairobi</location> were working with the <misc>Roman Catholic</misc> church in southern <location>Sudan</location> and with <location>U.S.</location> and <misc>Italian</misc> diplomats in the region to help free the missionaries . </response> |
8916 | The SPLA has fought Khartoum 's government forces in the south since 1983 for greater autonomy or independence of the mainly Christian and animist region from the Moslem , Arabised north . | <response> The <organization>SPLA</organization> has fought <location>Khartoum</location> 's government forces in the south since 1983 for greater autonomy or independence of the mainly <misc>Christian</misc> and animist region from the <misc>Moslem</misc> , <location>Arabised north</location> . </response> |
8917 | OSCE postpones Bosnian municipal elections . | <response> <organization>OSCE</organization> postpones <misc>Bosnian</misc> municipal elections . </response> |
8918 | SARAJEVO 1996-08-27 | <response> <location>SARAJEVO</location> 1996-08-27 </response> |
8919 | The U.S. diplomat in charge of elections in Bosnia announced on Tuesday that voting for municipal assemblies would be postponed because of irregularities by the Serbs in registering voters . | <response> The <location>U.S.</location> diplomat in charge of elections in <location>Bosnia</location> announced on Tuesday that voting for municipal assemblies would be postponed because of irregularities by the <misc>Serbs</misc> in registering voters . </response> |
8920 | Ambassador Robert Frowick , representing the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) , told reporters that municipal polls due on September 14 with other Bosnian elections would be put off . | <response> Ambassador <person>Robert Frowick</person> , representing the <organization>Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe</organization> ( <organization>OSCE</organization> ) , told reporters that municipal polls due on September 14 with other <misc>Bosnian</misc> elections would be put off . </response> |
8921 | " I have made a chairman 's decision that it is not feasible to hold municipal elections on September 14 , " said Frowick . | <response> " I have made a chairman 's decision that it is not feasible to hold municipal elections on September 14 , " said <person>Frowick</person> . </response> |
8922 | He said no exact date had been set but it was possible the local elections would take place in the spring of 1997 . | <response> He said no exact date had been set but it was possible the local elections would take place in the spring of 1997 . </response> |
8923 | According to OSCE officials , Serb authorities have pressed their refugees to register to vote in towns now under Serb control , but which used to have Moslem majorities . | <response> According to <organization>OSCE</organization> officials , <misc>Serb</misc> authorities have pressed their refugees to register to vote in towns now under <misc>Serb</misc> control , but which used to have <misc>Moslem</misc> majorities . </response> |
8924 | Human rights workers say authorities in Serbia and Bosnian Serb territory have conducted a well-organised campaign to coerce refugees into registering only on Serb territory and failed to inform them of their rights under the Dayton peace agreement . | <response> Human rights workers say authorities in <location>Serbia</location> and <misc>Bosnian Serb</misc> territory have conducted a well-organised campaign to coerce refugees into registering only on <misc>Serb</misc> territory and failed to inform them of their rights under the <location>Dayton</location> peace agreement . </response> |
8925 | Diplomats say the effect of the electoral engineering would be to establish political control over districts they conquered and ethnically cleansed in war . | <response> Diplomats say the effect of the electoral engineering would be to establish political control over districts they conquered and ethnically cleansed in war . </response> |
8926 | The response of the Bosnian Serbs to the OSCE 's announcement was not immediately clear . | <response> The response of the <misc>Bosnian Serbs</misc> to the <organization>OSCE</organization> 's announcement was not immediately clear . </response> |
8927 | But Bosnian Serb leaders have hinted they would boycott the poll if the municipal elections were postponed , or go ahead with their own . | <response> But <misc>Bosnian Serb</misc> leaders have hinted they would boycott the poll if the municipal elections were postponed , or go ahead with their own . </response> |
8928 | The Bosnian Serb cabinet , in a letter to the OSCE , said on Monday that any delay of local elections would be " a direct and flagrant violation fo the Dayton agreement " . | <response> The <misc>Bosnian Serb</misc> cabinet , in a letter to the <organization>OSCE</organization> , said on Monday that any delay of local elections would be " a direct and flagrant violation fo the <location>Dayton</location> agreement " . </response> |
8929 | The Serbs , who administer half of Bosnia in a Serb republic , said they had met all conditions for holding the September elections . | <response> The <misc>Serbs</misc> , who administer half of <location>Bosnia</location> in a <misc>Serb</misc> republic , said they had met all conditions for holding the September elections . </response> |
8930 | Diplomats fear that the crisis could cast doubt over the entire election process , which already appears set to confirm Bosnia 's ethnic partition rather than its reintegration as the Dayton peace agreement had planned . | <response> Diplomats fear that the crisis could cast doubt over the entire election process , which already appears set to confirm <location>Bosnia</location> 's ethnic partition rather than its reintegration as the <location>Dayton</location> peace agreement had planned . </response> |
8931 | New talks in Chechnya as Lebed waits for Yeltsin . | <response> New talks in <location>Chechnya</location> as <person>Lebed</person> waits for <person>Yeltsin</person> . </response> |
8932 | Dmitry Kuznets | <response> <person>Dmitry Kuznets</person> </response> |
8933 | NOVYE ATAGI , Russia 1996-08-27 | <response> <location>NOVYE ATAGI</location> , <location>Russia</location> 1996-08-27 </response> |
8934 | Russian and rebel military commanders finally met in Chechnya on Tuesday for delayed talks aimed at finalising a ceasefire arranged last week by President Boris Yeltsin 's envoy Alexander Lebed . | <response> <misc>Russian</misc> and rebel military commanders finally met in <location>Chechnya</location> on Tuesday for delayed talks aimed at finalising a ceasefire arranged last week by President <person>Boris Yeltsin</person> 's envoy <person>Alexander Lebed</person> . </response> |
8935 | The Russian army commander in the region , General Vyacheslav Tikhomirov , arrived at the rebel-held village of Novye Atagi , some 20 km ( 12 miles ) south of the Chechen capital Grozny for discussions with rebel chief-of-staff Aslan Maskhadov . | <response> The <misc>Russian</misc> army commander in the region , General <person>Vyacheslav Tikhomirov</person> , arrived at the rebel-held village of <location>Novye Atagi</location> , some 20 km ( 12 miles ) south of the <misc>Chechen</misc> capital <location>Grozny</location> for discussions with rebel chief-of-staff <person>Aslan Maskhadov</person> . </response> |
8936 | But Lebed himself , the Kremlin security chief , is still waiting back in Moscow to meet Yeltsin over his plans for a lasting political settlement in Chechnya . | <response> But <person>Lebed</person> himself , the <location>Kremlin</location> security chief , is still waiting back in <location>Moscow</location> to meet <person>Yeltsin</person> over his plans for a lasting political settlement in <location>Chechnya</location> . </response> |
8937 | Itar-Tass news agency quoted the Kremlin press service as saying Yeltsin , who left for a state holiday home near Moscow on Monday , would hold no working meetings on Tuesday . | <response> <organization>Itar-Tass</organization> news agency quoted the <location>Kremlin</location> press service as saying <person>Yeltsin</person> , who left for a state holiday home near <location>Moscow</location> on Monday , would hold no working meetings on Tuesday . </response> |
8938 | Lebed interrupted talks with Chechnya 's separatists on a political deal on Sunday , saying he had to consult with Yeltsin . | <response> <person>Lebed</person> interrupted talks with <location>Chechnya</location> 's separatists on a political deal on Sunday , saying he had to consult with <person>Yeltsin</person> . </response> |
8939 | After a meeting failed to materialise on Monday , Lebed 's spokesman said he might meet the president on Tuesday . | <response> After a meeting failed to materialise on Monday , <person>Lebed</person> 's spokesman said he might meet the president on Tuesday . </response> |
8940 | But Yeltsin 's spokesman rebuffed the suggestion , saying the president had left Moscow for a holiday near the capital . | <response> But <person>Yeltsin</person> 's spokesman rebuffed the suggestion , saying the president had left <location>Moscow</location> for a holiday near the capital . </response> |
8941 | The Russians postponed the talks after a Chechen band disarmed a column of interior ministry troops on Sunday . | <response> The <misc>Russians</misc> postponed the talks after a <misc>Chechen</misc> band disarmed a column of <organization>interior ministry</organization> troops on Sunday . </response> |
8942 | The Chechens said a renegade group seized the weapons and said on Monday they had all been returned . | <response> The <misc>Chechens</misc> said a renegade group seized the weapons and said on Monday they had all been returned . </response> |
8943 | The Russian command insisted that not all the weapons were the same as those taken . | <response> The <misc>Russian</misc> command insisted that not all the weapons were the same as those taken . </response> |
8944 | Tass said the weapons and the practical implementation of the ceasefire signed by Lebed and Maskhadov last Thursday would be on the agenda of today 's talks . | <response> <organization>Tass</organization> said the weapons and the practical implementation of the ceasefire signed by <person>Lebed</person> and <person>Maskhadov</person> last Thursday would be on the agenda of today 's talks . </response> |
8945 | Neither spoke to reporters before the meeting , which started around 10.45 a.m. ( 0645 GMT ) . | <response> Neither spoke to reporters before the meeting , which started around 10.45 a.m. ( 0645 <misc>GMT</misc> ) . </response> |
8946 | Also in Novye Atagi on Tuesday morning , was Tim Guldimann , the Swiss diplomat who heads the Chechnya mission of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) . | <response> Also in <location>Novye Atagi</location> on Tuesday morning , was <person>Tim Guldimann</person> , the <misc>Swiss</misc> diplomat who heads the <location>Chechnya</location> mission of the <organization>Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe</organization> ( <organization>OSCE</organization> ) . </response> |
8947 | Guldimann , who helped broker an earlier truce in May , was not taking part in the Tikhomirov-Maskhadov talks . | <response> <person>Guldimann</person> , who helped broker an earlier truce in May , was not taking part in the <misc>Tikhomirov-Maskhadov</misc> talks . </response> |
8948 | Lebed 's peace mission this month has stopped some of the worst fighting of the 20-month-old conflict . | <response> <person>Lebed</person> 's peace mission this month has stopped some of the worst fighting of the 20-month-old conflict . </response> |
8949 | However , tension on the ground indicates that it could falter if the momentum for a settlement is not maintained . | <response> However , tension on the ground indicates that it could falter if the momentum for a settlement is not maintained . </response> |
8950 | Three Russian servicemen were wounded in a total of six shooting incidents overnight , Itar-Tass news agency quoted the Russian military as saying on Tuesday morning . | <response> Three <misc>Russian</misc> servicemen were wounded in a total of six shooting incidents overnight , <organization>Itar-Tass</organization> news agency quoted the <misc>Russian</misc> military as saying on Tuesday morning . </response> |
8951 | RIA news agency quoted an army source accusing rebel fighters of failing to turn up for joint Russian-Chechen police patrols in some districts of the capital Grozny on Tuesday . | <response> <organization>RIA</organization> news agency quoted an army source accusing rebel fighters of failing to turn up for joint <misc>Russian-Chechen</misc> police patrols in some districts of the capital <location>Grozny</location> on Tuesday . </response> |
8952 | But the separatist command told Interfax news agency the patrols , part of the truce brokered by Lebed last week , would begin on Tuesday after delays for " technical reasons " . | <response> But the separatist command told <organization>Interfax</organization> news agency the patrols , part of the truce brokered by <person>Lebed</person> last week , would begin on Tuesday after delays for " technical reasons " . </response> |
8953 | Yeltsin 's spokesman said he might meet officials during his break , but indicated Lebed was low on the list by saying Yeltsin would need time to study the proposals before talking to him . | <response> <person>Yeltsin</person> 's spokesman said he might meet officials during his break , but indicated <person>Lebed</person> was low on the list by saying <person>Yeltsin</person> would need time to study the proposals before talking to him . </response> |
8954 | Russian news agencies also quoted the Kremlin spokesman as saying that Lebed 's representatives had not sought a meeting , hinting at an attempt by the president to put his popular and outspoken protege in his place with a lesson on protocol . | <response> <misc>Russian</misc> news agencies also quoted the <location>Kremlin</location> spokesman as saying that <person>Lebed</person> 's representatives had not sought a meeting , hinting at an attempt by the president to put his popular and outspoken protege in his place with a lesson on protocol . </response> |
8955 | Yeltsin , 65 , has kept a low profile since he was reelected in July , prompting new speculation that the two heart attacks he suffered last year and a rumoured drinking problem could be taking their toll , weakening his grip on affairs of state . | <response> <person>Yeltsin</person> , 65 , has kept a low profile since he was reelected in July , prompting new speculation that the two heart attacks he suffered last year and a rumoured drinking problem could be taking their toll , weakening his grip on affairs of state . </response> |
8956 | Aides have dismissed such speculation , insisting that he simply needs a rest after his energetic election campaign . | <response> Aides have dismissed such speculation , insisting that he simply needs a rest after his energetic election campaign . </response> |
8957 | Some analysts say the Kremlin leader , whose order sending troops and tanks into Chechnya in 1994 started Russia 's ill-fated military campaign , could merely be reluctant to put his name to a peace process which might fall apart . | <response> Some analysts say the <location>Kremlin</location> leader , whose order sending troops and tanks into <location>Chechnya</location> in 1994 started <location>Russia</location> 's ill-fated military campaign , could merely be reluctant to put his name to a peace process which might fall apart . </response> |
8958 | But Lebed , who has no real power without his boss and has hinted at dark forces in Moscow working against him , appears to think a deal will not stick without strong backing from Yeltsin . | <response> But <person>Lebed</person> , who has no real power without his boss and has hinted at dark forces in <location>Moscow</location> working against him , appears to think a deal will not stick without strong backing from <person>Yeltsin</person> . </response> |
8959 | His proposals have not been spelled out but are expected to involve a compromise between the separatists ' demand for independence and Moscow 's insistence that Chechnya remain part of the Russian Federation . | <response> His proposals have not been spelled out but are expected to involve a compromise between the separatists ' demand for independence and <location>Moscow</location> 's insistence that <location>Chechnya</location> remain part of the <location>Russian Federation</location> . </response> |
8960 | Slovenia and Poland target EU , NATO membership . | <response> <location>Slovenia</location> and <location>Poland</location> target <organization>EU</organization> , <organization>NATO</organization> membership . </response> |
8961 | LJUBLJANA 1996-08-27 | <response> <location>LJUBLJANA</location> 1996-08-27 </response> |
8962 | Slovenia and Poland pledged to intensify cooperation on Tuesday and reinforced their determination to join the European Union and NATO at the earliest possible date . | <response> <location>Slovenia</location> and <location>Poland</location> pledged to intensify cooperation on Tuesday and reinforced their determination to join the <organization>European Union</organization> and <organization>NATO</organization> at the earliest possible date . </response> |
8963 | Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and his Slovenian counterpart , Milan Kucan , met for talks at the start of a two-day visit to Slovenia by Kwasniewski . | <response> <misc>Polish</misc> President <person>Aleksander Kwasniewski</person> and his <misc>Slovenian</misc> counterpart , <person>Milan Kucan</person> , met for talks at the start of a two-day visit to <location>Slovenia</location> by <person>Kwasniewski</person> . </response> |
8964 | It was their fourth meeting this year . | <response> It was their fourth meeting this year . </response> |
8965 | They said in a statement they agreed to have regular telephone contact to discuss progress in strengthening ties with the West . | <response> They said in a statement they agreed to have regular telephone contact to discuss progress in strengthening ties with the <location>West</location> . </response> |
8966 | " We expect our cooperation will help both countries towards entering the European Union and NATO , " Kwasniewski said . | <response> " We expect our cooperation will help both countries towards entering the <organization>European Union</organization> and <organization>NATO</organization> , " <person>Kwasniewski</person> said . </response> |
8967 | " We have similar ambitions as far as our internal development and international life is concerned , " Kucan said . | <response> " We have similar ambitions as far as our internal development and international life is concerned , " <person>Kucan</person> said . </response> |
8968 | Poland and Slovenia are hoping to be among the first group of former eastern bloc countries to join the European Union and NATO . | <response> <location>Poland</location> and <location>Slovenia</location> are hoping to be among the first group of former eastern bloc countries to join the <organization>European Union</organization> and <organization>NATO</organization> . </response> |
8969 | They have already signed an association agreement with the European Union and are both part of the Central European Free Trade Area , which also comprises Hungary , Slovakia and the Czech Republic . | <response> They have already signed an association agreement with the <organization>European Union</organization> and are both part of the <organization>Central European Free Trade Area</organization> , which also comprises <location>Hungary</location> , <location>Slovakia</location> and the <location>Czech Republic</location> . </response> |
8970 | Slovenia 's trade with Poland rose to $ 142.3 million in 1995 from $ 118.8 million in 1994 . | <response> <location>Slovenia</location> 's trade with <location>Poland</location> rose to $ 142.3 million in 1995 from $ 118.8 million in 1994 . </response> |
8971 | During his visit to Slovenia , Kwasniewski is also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek , representatives of Slovenian political parties and representatives of the Chamber of Economy . | <response> During his visit to <location>Slovenia</location> , <person>Kwasniewski</person> is also scheduled to meet Prime Minister <person>Janez Drnovsek</person> , representatives of <misc>Slovenian</misc> political parties and representatives of the <organization>Chamber of Economy</organization> . </response> |
8972 | Nationalists want Iliescu ousted for Hungary pact . | <response> Nationalists want <person>Iliescu</person> ousted for <location>Hungary</location> pact . </response> |
8973 | BUCHAREST 1996-08-27 | <response> <location>BUCHAREST</location> 1996-08-27 </response> |
8974 | Junior Nationalist members of Romania 's ruling coalition called on Tuesday for the impeachment of President Ion Iliescu for backing a friendship treaty with neighbouring Hungary . | <response> Junior Nationalist members of <location>Romania</location> 's ruling coalition called on Tuesday for the impeachment of President <person>Ion Iliescu</person> for backing a friendship treaty with neighbouring <location>Hungary</location> . </response> |
8975 | Iliescu 's Party of Social Democracy , the senior coalition partner , immediately dismissed the National Unity Party ( PUNR ) demand as crude electioneering . | <response> <person>Iliescu</person> 's <organization>Party of Social Democracy</organization> , the senior coalition partner , immediately dismissed the <organization>National Unity Party</organization> ( <organization>PUNR</organization> ) demand as crude electioneering . </response> |
8976 | " It is a desperate move by the PUNR , which is losing its only reason for existing ahead of the electoral campaign , " said PDSR executive president Adrian Nastase . | <response> " It is a desperate move by the <organization>PUNR</organization> , which is losing its only reason for existing ahead of the electoral campaign , " said <organization>PDSR</organization> executive president <person>Adrian Nastase</person> . </response> |
8977 | " This treaty is both necessary and good , " Nastase said , adding that the PUNR 's stance was threatening its position in the government . | <response> " This treaty is both necessary and good , " <person>Nastase</person> said , adding that the <organization>PUNR</organization> 's stance was threatening its position in the government . </response> |
8978 | The treaty agreed unexpectedly two weeks ago will end years of disputes over the status of Romania 's large ethnic Hungarian minority . | <response> The treaty agreed unexpectedly two weeks ago will end years of disputes over the status of <location>Romania</location> 's large ethnic <misc>Hungarian</misc> minority . </response> |
8979 | It will also boost both countries ' chances of admission to NATO and the European Union . | <response> It will also boost both countries ' chances of admission to <organization>NATO</organization> and the <organization>European Union</organization> . </response> |
8980 | " If they ( the PUNR ) are so vexed , they could leave the government ... | <response> " If they ( the <organization>PUNR</organization> ) are so vexed , they could leave the government ... </response> |
8981 | We might also help them to do it , if they go on like this , " he said . | <response> We might also help them to do it , if they go on like this , " he said . </response> |
8982 | The PUNR holds four key ministries -- justice , transport , agriculture and communications . | <response> The <organization>PUNR</organization> holds four key ministries -- justice , transport , agriculture and communications . </response> |
8983 | PUNR leader Gheorghe Funar said in a statement Iliescu , in power since the fall of communism in 1989 , should be impeached for treason for compromising on the issue of ethnic Hungarian minority rights in the treaty due to be signed next month . | <response> <organization>PUNR</organization> leader <person>Gheorghe Funar</person> said in a statement <person>Iliescu</person> , in power since the fall of communism in 1989 , should be impeached for treason for compromising on the issue of ethnic <misc>Hungarian</misc> minority rights in the treaty due to be signed next month . </response> |
8984 | Funar 's call came on the eve of the official launch of Iliescu 's campaign for a new term at November 3 polls . | <response> <person>Funar</person> 's call came on the eve of the official launch of <person>Iliescu</person> 's campaign for a new term at November 3 polls . </response> |
8985 | His appeal to the opposition to back his attempt to oust Iliescu was unlikely to succeed , analysts said . | <response> His appeal to the opposition to back his attempt to oust <person>Iliescu</person> was unlikely to succeed , analysts said . </response> |
8986 | Iliescu has invited political leaders to a meeting on Thursday to discuss the final form of the pact which both Romanian and Hungarian nationalists oppose for different reasons . | <response> <person>Iliescu</person> has invited political leaders to a meeting on Thursday to discuss the final form of the pact which both <misc>Romanian</misc> and <misc>Hungarian</misc> nationalists oppose for different reasons . </response> |
8987 | Presidential officials were not available to comment on the call for Iliescu 's impeachment . | <response> Presidential officials were not available to comment on the call for <person>Iliescu</person> 's impeachment . </response> |
8988 | Estonian MPS see little hope of electing president . | <response> <misc>Estonian</misc> MPS see little hope of electing president . </response> |
8989 | Belinda Goldsmith | <response> <person>Belinda Goldsmith</person> </response> |
8990 | TALLINN 1996-08-27 | <response> <location>TALLINN</location> 1996-08-27 </response> |
8991 | Estonia 's parliament failed for a second time to elect a president on Tuesday , dealing a blow to incumbent Lennart Meri and pushing the country towards stalemate in its choice of a new head of state . | <response> <location>Estonia</location> 's parliament failed for a second time to elect a president on Tuesday , dealing a blow to incumbent <person>Lennart Meri</person> and pushing the country towards stalemate in its choice of a new head of state . </response> |
8992 | Neither Meri , who oversaw Estonia 's first steps into statehood after the collapse of the Soviet Union , nor his arch-rival , former communist Arnold Ruutel , have secured the 68 votes necessary from the 101-member parliament . | <response> Neither <person>Meri</person> , who oversaw <location>Estonia</location> 's first steps into statehood after the collapse of the <location>Soviet Union</location> , nor his arch-rival , former communist <person>Arnold Ruutel</person> , have secured the 68 votes necessary from the 101-member parliament . </response> |
8993 | Meri garnered 49 votes and Meri 34 in Tuesday 's ballot for the five-year presidency of Estonia . | <response> <person>Meri</person> garnered 49 votes and <person>Meri</person> 34 in Tuesday 's ballot for the five-year presidency of <location>Estonia</location> . </response> |
8994 | A third and final vote was due to be held when parliament reconvened on Tuesday but legislators were not expecting a clear result . | <response> A third and final vote was due to be held when parliament reconvened on Tuesday but legislators were not expecting a clear result . </response> |
8995 | If there is no result the decision will be ceded to an electoral college . | <response> If there is no result the decision will be ceded to an electoral college . </response> |
8996 | " The votes are a strong message to Meri that he is not favoured by some politicians any more , " Reform Party head Heiki Kranich told Reuters . | <response> " The votes are a strong message to <person>Meri</person> that he is not favoured by some politicians any more , " <organization>Reform Party</organization> head <person>Heiki Kranich</person> told <organization>Reuters</organization> . </response> |
8997 | Under a constitution agreed in 1992 , a year after independence , the president has no executive powers . | <response> Under a constitution agreed in 1992 , a year after independence , the president has no executive powers . </response> |
8998 | His only political role is to smoothe the functioning of government in periods of crisis . | <response> His only political role is to smoothe the functioning of government in periods of crisis . </response> |
8999 | But Meri , 67 , has been accused in parliament of taking too much power and not always consulting parliamentarians before making decisions . | <response> But <person>Meri</person> , 67 , has been accused in parliament of taking too much power and not always consulting parliamentarians before making decisions . </response> |
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