European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 a the stars and stripes wednesday March 13, 1991ruling party in Al Salvador retains control in free vote san Salvador Al Salvador up the ruling nationalist Republican Alliance held its control of the country a legislature despite a hefty Challenge from Center and left opposition parties. . Observer groups noted minor irregularities in sundays National Assembly and municipal elections but gave their stamp of approval. They said the elections were an important step toward democracy and reconciliation in a nation torn by More than a decade of civil War in which 75,00 1 people have died. A we have witnessed a free and fair election Quot said William Janklow a former governor of South Dakota and head of the . Observer team. Official results had not been announced but parties said unofficial returns indicated the ruling nationalist Republican Alliance or Arena won 47 percent of the congressional vote and held tin to the Mayo ship of san Salvador. The Christian democrats Arenas traditional opponent retained its spot As the no. 2 political Force in Al Salvador with 33 percent of the vote. A Arena officials said leftist opposition political parties will be represented in the National Assembly for the first time. Ruben Zamora head of the leftist democratic convergence coalition said the left had won a a partial Vic tory Quot despite a totally Adverse Quot intimidation still exists due to the climate of fear in the country which is still in a state of War a Zamora said. But he noted that election Day fighting was kept to a minimum. Rebels of the ear Abundo Marti National liberation front or of mini largely held to. Their election Day truce despite massive army incursions into traditional rebel zones of control. A Janklow said the restraint shown by the rebels and. Representation of a Broad spectrum of political ideologies showed that the election was a a major contribution to National reconciliation and politicians estimated that eight National Assembly seats would go to the democratic convergence which in the past has aligned itself with rebels. The nationalist democratic Union which has historical ties with the communist party faction of the Feln May win up to two seats in the Assembly a private observer team sent by the .-based Center for democracy noted the heavy presence of Arena activists hovering around voting Booths and said there were no election officials in outlying towns. But the centers president Allen Weinstein said a democratization took a giant step Forward in this polarized /. Thanks but no thanks Christian and Kuy Munde relic a stand outside what has become one of the most famous hotels in France a quite to their dismay. Starting six months ago the Keu liars have been harassed by Calls from the. United states and elsewhere after an american Guidebook mysteriously listed their no Star hotel Porte Bonheur As the second Best in Nice they believe the Guidebook is called a planning your trip in Europe a but can to locate the authors. Hence the couple Are spreading the word that their Riviera hotel a with its cheap rates no private Baths and a brochure asking guests to clean their own rooms does not offer four Star luxury. World terrorist group suspected of bombing buses in Greece Athens Greece apr five tour buses were damaged Early tuesday in explosions in two Athens suburbs and a newspaper said someone claiming to represent the november 17 terrorist group claimed responsibility. The buses parked in the suburbs of Kiseli and a Latsi were one was injured police said. A. A v a a the Elefther Otylia daily reported a caller to the paper said the attacks were to support bus Drivers striking in protest Over government plans to privatize the ailing state owned greek Urban bus company. Yiannis Vassiliadis the Public order minister said although police had not authenticated the claim the bombs were identical to those used by november 17 in attacks against Western companies during the persian Gulf War. \ a a a. A a. A a a a the government has rented tour buses and pressed military vehicles into service to transport passengers stranded by the 2-month-old strike which More than 1.5 million daily strike in Germany Bonn up a a series of warning strikes by Public sector workers demanding higher pay paralysed Public transport and postal deliveries in dozens of Western German cite tuesday organizers said. A a a they said that tens of thousands of workers in a total of 120 cities participated in about 200 strikes Early tuesday morning. The Public sector and transportation Union is seeking a 10 percent pay increase for the 2.3 million West pm germans it claims to represent. The Union had rejected an offer for a 4,1 percent pay increase a pc �?~v./. a a a a a commuter traffic was virtually paralysed tuesday morning in dozens of cities As a result of the strike and Union officials said that about i million letters piled up in Post offices. A a. A a. A. Garbage collection health services water supplies and administrative services were also affected in several cities., Jav a a y Quot v a a a a a the Union said that further warning strikes could be expected in the next few Days. Soviet pullout from Poland Warsaw Poland up the first of 58,000 soviet troops stationed in Poland will begin leaving in april and May followed by the transit of some soviet troops through Poland from Eastern Germany soviet and polish negotiators said monday. \ the announcement following a meeting Between soviet chief of general staff Mikhail Moiseyev and polish foreign Minster Skubiszewski was the first breakthrough in soviet polish talks Over the pull out. A Czechoslovakia and. Hungary reached agreements with Moscow last year and their withdraw als Are nearly Complete. A. A. A a 1 he withdrawal of soviet troops from Poland to Guiher with their transit from Germany would Start this april or May Quot Moiseyev who is also defense minister told reporters after the meeting. Poland had insisted that the pullout be completed this year while Moscow had said it could not be accomplished before mid i Yaj when All of its troops have completed their withdrawal tron i the former East Germany a. A a a a yes no recurrence Tirana Albania Dpi a albanian prime minister fats Nano has pledged there will be no Repe Diijon of the exodus of albanian refugees to Italy hut that the government would not use repressive measures to keep the situation under control. Caludio Mart Chi the italian Deputy prime minister said Nano issued the assurances during Martellis Brief visit monday to Tirana to discuss the refugee situation with albanian leaders. Quot we obtained a guarantee that these uncontrolled exod uses will not be repeated and that the situation in Albania is firmly under control with repressive acts excluded a Martelli said in Rome. Martelli flew to Tirana after meeting regional officials at the italian Adriatic port of Brindisi where a sudden influx oil5,000 albanians fleeing by boat across the Adriatic strained local Relief Agency resources. Before flying Back to Rome Mur to Coli also met albanian president Ramiz Alia and representatives of opposition parties preparing for elections March 31. Ute elections will Mark the first contest at the polls Between Albania s marxist regime and opposition parties. Quot i lie new pluralist parliament will have the duty to adopt a new Constitution which will be the base for a new image of Albania and a new turn in relations with Italy and the european Community Quot Nano said a As a Token of the communist leaders sincerity in pushing forms the italian foreign ministry asked the albanian government last week to release 200 political prisoners. Martelli told reporters he expected Quot important positive news Quot about the freeing of the prisoners Quot maybe v in return for albanian go Vernnen help in halting the exodus of refugees Italy promised to Quot Speed up delivery o $8.7 million in economic Aid already Seaside by the Rome government Martelli said a committee represent in the albanian government and opposition parties was being set up to oversee Distri a a ution of the emergency Aid. Nano said Albania had a $350 Milliot in to balance of payments ant unemployed. He said the unemployed formed the bulk of those who Flet to Italy
