| 21. | His Forza Italia alliance has lost a string of local elections.
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| 22. | The explosion occurred as campaigning during a local election concluded Monday.
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| 23. | The party had suffered losses in several other recent local elections.
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| 24. | The party has lost six general and local elections since 1989.
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| 25. | The clashes come a day ahead of national and local elections.
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| 26. | A local election candidate said at least 15 people were injured.
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| 27. | In local elections, city clerks are responsible for most operations.
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| 28. | Local elections in the Philippines have often been marred by violence.
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| 29. | Dirty deals around local elections have been going on for years.
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| 30. | The local elections represented his first major popularity test since then.
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