21.   And while the politics remain deadlocked, signs of tensions lurk beneath the surface.

22.   But politics remain the wild card.

23.   Its success was based on better management, but politics remains a threat.

24.   Politics throughout Central America remain divided by the fault line between civil war foes.

25.   The overwhelming power of the military, the very kernel of state authority, guarantees that politics remain in the grip of a dominant elite.