Despite mounting public impatience with the delay in determining the outcome of the presidential election, the vote-counting process unhappily edged toward more confusion over the weekend.
His family claim his rights have been undermined because of the "public, political and media" hype surrounding his case and criticised the delay in determining his parole date.
Meanwhile, on the streets here, citizens worry that the longer the delay in determining who won the elections, the greater chance of fraud and, ultimately, renewed violence.
But Russia wants to make money from a lucrative market at a time of high oil prices and appears to be taking advantage of the delay in determining President Bill Clinton's successor in the White House.
On an episode of "Live With Regis and Kelly," he explained why there was a delay in determining the debate format: "The big hang-up was, George Bush wanted to get lifelines, you know, so he could call somebody".
Around the world, the long delay in determining the election results has begun to raise growing concern over global consequences and a rising sentiment that perhaps a humbled America will be less likely to lecture other nations on governance and democracy.
