Parliamentary speaker Artūras Paulauskas will act as president for two months pending new elections.

Since then Albania had had a non-party administration pending elections.

Prince Sihanouk would lead the government pending elections under this plan.

Pending elections to be held at the end of a 30-month transitional period, a five-member Presidential Council would hold office.

He was also believed to favour the installation of a three-member ruling council pending elections after 12-18 months.

The partition was intended to be temporary, pending elections in 1956 to reunify the country under a national government.

This accord established a transitional government pending national elections.

The council said that it had deposed the President, abolishing his office, and had suspended parliament pending new elections.

The diplomats said the Savimbi group also has demanded that a provisional government be set up pending new presidential and parliamentary elections.

Ten new officials were appointed pending fresh elections.