FIGHT OVER VETOED ELECTION LAW CONTINUES.

Duma speaker Ivan Rybkin suggested linking the law on elections with the law on the composition of the Federation Council in order to force Yeltsin to compromise, Kommersant-Daily reported June 6. Meanwhile, Yeltsin spokesman insisted that the president wanted to sign an election bill as soon as the two houses of the parliament could reach agreement, Segodnya said June 6. And adding fuel to this debate, finance minister Vladimir Panskov said that the parliament must approve a state budget before any elections could take place.

Rybkin Says Elections Could Be Delayed.