"It's a desperate situation," said one business leader, who asked not to be quoted by name.

But she asked not to be quoted by name.

"It's been a bad short," says one investor who asked not to be quoted by name.

Another Democrat close to the campaign, who asked not to be quoted by name, was more dire.

But he asked not to be quoted as using the word "privatization," though he had used the term several times.

In other cases, parents asked not to be quoted but called their estrangements private matters with unique histories.

"This is a very sensitive issue," said a foreign expert, who cited the sensitivity as his reason for asking not to be quoted by name.

As his mother and sister talked with a reporter, he joined in but asked not to be quoted.

The final position of the rudder was close to neutral, said one investigator, who asked not to be quoted by name.

Another woman asked not to be quoted by name.