But without real progress, political analysts and voters say the government will find it difficult to convince people like Pan, who says she wants to vote for a leader who responds to her needs.

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She will be in a community with many other widows like herself and it is likely that she will benefit from the increased social contacts.

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"I think that over time people will at very worst get used to it and maybe some of the people who say they really hate it now will grow to like it, " she said.

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It could stretch out before her like an eternity if she has the will, or it could evaporate in a single moment.

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