  The latest preliminary results of the searches for Higgs bosons and
Supersymmetric particles at LEP are reviewed. The results include the
data-taking in 1999 up to center-of-mass energies of 196 GeV. The combination
of the results from the four LEP experiments leads to a significant increase of
the detection sensitivity. No indication of a signal has been observed. In the
Standard Model (SM) a lower limit of 102.6 GeV on the mass of the Higgs boson
is set at 95% CL. In extended models, stringent limits are also set on the HZZ
coupling. Interpretations in the Minimal extension of the Supersymmetric
Standard Model (MSSM) are given and the importance of general MSSM parameter
scans is emphasized. In general scans, the limit on the mass of the lightest
scalar Higgs boson is about 7 GeV lower in comparison with benchmark results.
The data also constrains charged Higgs bosons of a general two-doublet model
and Supersymmetric partners of the SM particles.
