21.   However, they have criticized the slow count, saying it could undermine public trust in the new democratic system.

22.   Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has warned his Cabinet that lack of transparency by some ministers could undermine public trust in the government, a newspaper said Wednesday.

23.   Several scandals have undermined trust in the career bureaucrats who run Japan, giving Hashimoto leverage to cut the powers of government agencies.

24.   Suadi said, adding that such speculation could undermine trust in the Armed Forces, who were in fact the guardians and protectors of the people.

25.   The law bans publication of news that undermines public trust in a future national currency.

26.   The United States also opposes the practice, saying it undermines trust.