"THIRD FORCE" THROWS IN THE TOWEL…

Aspirant members of the "Third Force" electoral coalition admitted yesterday that their attempts to unite behind a single candidate in the Russian presidential elections have failed. In the final analysis, none of the three alliance members — Grigory Yavlinsky, Aleksandr Lebed, and Svyatoslav Fedorov — was willing to step aside in favor of one of the others. (NTV, May 13)

…But Yeltsin Says He’s Still Optimistic.