11.   But the Japanese company says the Indian government should have sought a consensus candidate as it has done in the past.

12.   Representatives from the five parties met in Abuja earlier this year and agreed in principle to jointly adopt Abacha as their consensus candidate.

13.   Salas is seen as a centrist, anti-Chavez consensus candidate.

14.   The election had been postponed twice, apparently because no consensus candidate had emerged.

15.   The hard-liners can also veto any nominee, forcing the president to name another consensus candidate.

16.   The hard-liners also can veto a nominee, forcing the president to name another consensus candidate.

17.   The prime minister announced Wednesday night he would step down if the opposition could come up with a consensus candidate to recommend to the president.

18.   After the announcement, the United States said it wanted to find a consensus candidate.

19.   The United States said Wednesday it wanted to find a consensus candidate to head the World Trade Organisation, after former Mexican president Carlos Salinas withdrew his candidacy.

20.   The statement called for a consensus candidate to be found to resolve the deadlock.