11.   Another group gathered outside the office of the national election council to demand that general elections, scheduled by Habibie next year, be held on time.

12.   Arias, meanwhile, echoed the demand for members of the election council to be removed from their posts.

13.   But publication of the results has been delayed without explanation, even though election official Luciano Pharaon announced Tuesday he had sent the final results to the election council.

14.   Cesar Estrella Sadhala, president of the elections council, said a second round was needed to settle the election.

15.   LaCalle said the group was encouraged by some recent steps taken by the election council, including its decision to have an external audit of the process.

16.   Preval shut down Parliament in January and appointed a new premier and elections council by decree in a bid to end the political deadlock.

17.   The election councils oversee voting.

18.   The elections council considered, but decided against, resigning en masse Thursday.

19.   The national election council earlier this month officially barred Sankoh from the race.

20.   The major opposition parties, who were expected to lose badly, want the entire election council dissolved and the partial or total annulment of the election.