In an open letter to Mr.Sanha and Mr.Yala before Sunday's vote, the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation and the International Crisis Group called on the losing candidate to "refrain from taking any form of violent actions that could further undermine the fragile stability in the country."

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

Second, most of the parties have never fought each other, or anyone else, in anything close to an open vote.

ECONOMIST: Is a partial election really better than none?

In an open vote, Niphon (who runs Chuan's office) could have taken the first deputy spot, but he, too, has bolder goals - namely replacing secretary-general Sanan Kachornprasart (the official No. 2 in the party).

CNN: ALL STANDING IN A LINE

This will not prevent it from living forever, but to make it do so will then require an explicit, open vote.

ECONOMIST: Farewell, Lord Bumbledom, hello Lord Crony?