
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, June 11, 1990                   TAG: 9006110050
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: METRO 
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BRIEFLY . . .

Kuwaitis on Sunday elected 50 members of a transitional parliament in voting boycotted by opposition leaders, who are challenging the government's claim that the new body will advance democracy. No results were available late Sunday, and it was unclear when results would be announced.

The ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally Party seemed certain to win Sunday's balloting in Tunisia for 246 municipal councils in elections boycotted by opposition parties.

Japan's largest opposition party, the Socialists, won a special election Sunday for a seat in Parliament's upper house. Shigeko Mieno defeated Norihiko Sumiyoshi, who belongs to Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu's Liberal Democratic Party.

by CNB