No Protesting - Why?

The day of the election, one walking down the street would not know that it was Election Day. There were no campaign busses, no banners, and no posters. In fact, no real opposition, since the major opposition group refused to take part in the election, claiming the government had “twisted the rules so much that fair competition was impossible” (http://web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?vid=5&hid=3&sid=79d5c15f-dc3e-4016-9633-be48a46b4c51%40sessionmgr9&bdata=JnNpdGU9c3JjLWxpdmU%3d#db=nfh&AN=34784389). In fact, in the 2005 Parliamentary election, officials in some precincts became very nervous when the opposition had a majority of the votes. Officials in some of those precincts had the police seize the votes and dispose of them. Even though there have not been results of fraud in this past presidential election, or no protests have occurred, it seems as though there must have been some fraud since it is apparent in past elections. Just because it has not been exposed, it might.
Since there is no protesting going on, maybe they are planning something bigger than a protest. In October 2005, the health minister was arrested after allegedly planning a coup. It is possible that the opposition party is gathering more supporters, perhaps in the government sphere to arrange a successful coup. It is hard to say what is going to occur, but since it has been weeks after the election, this is possibly the only way they think they can get their voice heard in their “free” democratic country.

Sources:
http://web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?vid=5&hid=3&sid=79d5c15f-dc3e-4016-9633-be48a46b4c51%40sessionmgr9&bdata=JnNpdGU9c3JjLWxpdmU%3d#db=nfh&AN=34769650
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