(a regional
party in Andhra Pradesh) [Chandrababu NAIDU]; Trinamool Congress
[Mamata BANERJEE]

Indonesia:
Crescent Moon and Star Party or PBB [Yusril Ihza
MAHENDRA, chairman]; Development Unity Party or PPP (federation of
former Islamic parties) [Hamzah HAZ, chairman]; Federation of
Functional Groups or Golkar [Akbar TANJUNG, general chairman];
Indonesia Democracy Party or PDI (federation of former Nationalist
and Christian Parties) [Budi HARDJONO, chairman]; Indonesia
Democracy Party-Struggle or PDI-P [MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri,
chairperson]; National Awakening Party or PKB [Matori Abdul DJALIL,
chairman]; National Mandate Party or PAN [Amien RAIS, chairman]

Iran:
the following organizations appeared to have achieved
considerable success at elections to the sixth Majlis in early 2000:
Assembly of the Followers of the Imam's Line, Freethinkers' Front,
Islamic Iran Participation Front, Moderation and Development Party,
Servants of Construction Party, Society of Self-sacrificing Devotees

Iraq:
Ba'th Party [SADDAM Husayn, central party leader]

Ireland:
Democratic Left [Proinsias DE ROSSA]; Fianna Fail [Bertie
AHERN]; Fine Gael [Michael NOONAN]; Green Party [Mary BOWERS]; Labor
Party [Ruairi QUINN]; Progressive Democrats [Mary HARNEY]; Sinn Fein
[Gerry ADAMS]; Socialist Party [Joe HIGGINS]; The Workers' Party
[Tom FRENCH]

Israel:
Balad or National Democratic Alliance [Amnon LIPKIN-SHAHAK];
Center Party [Yitzhak MORDECHAI]; Democratic Movement [Roman
BRONFMAN]; Gesher [David LEVI]; Hadash [Muhammad BARAKA]; Labor
Party [leader vacant]; Likud Party [Ariel SHARON]; MERETZ [Yossi
SARID]; National Democratic Alliance (Balad) [leader NA]; National
Religious Party [Yitzhak LEVY]; National Union [Rehavam ZEEVI]
(includes Herut, Tekuma, and Moledet); One Israel [leader NA]
(includes Labor, Gesher, and Meimad); One Nation [Amir PERETZ]; Shas
[Eliyahu YISHAI]; Shinui [Tommy LAPID]; United Arab List [Abd
al-Malik DAHAMSHAH]; United Torah Judaism [Rabbi Eliezer SHACK,
spiritual leader]; Yisra'el Ba'Aliya [Natan SHARANSKY]; Yisra'el
Beiteinu [Avigdor LIEBERMAN]

Italy:
Center-Left Olive Tree Coalition [Francesco RUTELLI] -
Democrats of the Left, Daisy Alliance (including Italian Popular
Party, Italian Renewal, Union of Democrats for Europe, The
Democrats), Sunflower Alliance (including Green Federation, Italian
Democratic Socialists), Italian Co