World In Brief : Romania : Opposition Calls for Delay in Elections

Romania’s major opposition parties demanded a delay in elections scheduled May 20 to allow more time to challenge the post-revolutionary leadership, which has been attacked for its ties to the old regime. The demand represents the first time the fractious opposition has openly pooled its forces to stop the National Salvation Front’s bid for long-term power. The National Peasant’s Party and the National Liberal Party, the two largest opposition groups, joined forces with smaller parties in sending their demands to interim President Ion Iliescu.