, ▁the ▁regime ▁agreed ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁existing ▁can e ▁contract . ▁Following ▁this ▁win ▁by ▁the ▁N F U , ▁the ▁regime ▁continued ▁to ▁int im id ate ▁its ▁leaders ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful , ▁mainly ▁due ▁to ▁support ▁from ▁over se as ▁un ions ▁and ▁sugar ▁cons uming ▁countries . ▁▁ ▁Main ▁Union ▁for ▁Sug ar ▁C ane ▁G row ers ▁ ▁An ▁indic ation ▁of ▁the ▁support ▁enjoyed ▁by ▁the ▁N F U ▁was ▁evident ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 2 . | ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁election ]] ▁when ▁Labour ▁Party ▁candidates , ▁supported ▁by ▁N F U ▁won ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁seats . ▁The ▁Sug ar ▁C ane ▁G row ers ▁Council ▁elections ▁were ▁held , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁coup , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁the ▁N F U ▁won ▁ 3 3 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 8 ▁Council ▁seats . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 - 1 9 9 8 ▁dr ought , ▁the ▁N F U ▁asked ▁the ▁Government ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁far mers . ▁After ▁the ▁Government ▁refused , ▁the ▁N F U ▁boy c otted ▁har vest ing , ▁forcing ▁the ▁Government ▁to ▁provide ▁far mers ▁with ▁a ▁c ash ▁grant ▁and ▁re h abil itation ▁assistance . ▁▁ ▁Compet ition ▁with ▁rival ▁union ▁ ▁To ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁N F U , ▁the ▁N FP