This election underscores the risk of groups hostile to American policy emerging through reforms.

This election underscores the fact that every vote counts.

No matter who wins, the election, the third in Central America in the last year, underscores an ideological shift in the region.

If the results of the voter survey hold, the election will underscore the disastrous turnaround in Mr. Yushchenko's political fate, leaving him forced to compromise.

Last week's elections underscored the trend: No sitting mayor of a large city was turned out.

The primary election results underscore the importance of revising the City Charter to provide for a different line of succession to the mayoralty.

The presidential election, the third in the last year in Central America, underscores an ideological shift in the region.

Even before the disputed results were announced, the election had underscored the fragility of the country's fledgling democratic system.

To be sure, the election underscored voter weariness with centrists like Mr. Serpa, a longtime politician who took only 32 percent of the vote.

The starkly different elections underscore the hopes and deep frustrations among those who support political change in one-party China.