More than two thirds of Czechs favor public elections.

Muscovites overwhelmingly said they favor competitive elections to public office.

Another council member who favors national elections said: "I am irate.

Mr. Kaczynski said he also favored parliamentary elections early next year.

They also say they favor elections and democratic government.

They will also say if they favor early elections for President and the legislature.

That's why even some of Mr. Yeltsin's critics, among them extreme conservatives, favor early elections.

But with his coalition crumbling, he now favors elections relatively soon, saying a long campaign that could result in a political stalemate is unnecessary.

President Kuchma indicated he would favor new elections as a solution to the current political crisis.

The draft also favors early local elections, a market economy, a free press and other measures that go beyond what President Gorbachev has advocated.