From Khamarite to critic

All the lobbying that she had done would amount to nothing. The democrats in Parliament that had promised her their votes were not responding to her calls.

Even those that had moved mountains on her behalf had switched their allegiance. The more polite ones boldly told her that they underwent pressure and intimidation not to vote for her. Her bid was so hopeless that some of her sponsors approached her on Tuesday to withdraw from the contest. The odds were clearly against her.