é ▁expressed ▁regret ▁regarding ▁slow ness ▁in ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁election ▁by ▁December . ▁Political ▁parties ▁had ▁difficulty ▁reaching ▁an ▁agreement ▁on ▁how ▁many ▁members ▁should ▁be ▁on ▁C EN I . ▁C EN I ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁an ▁ad ▁h oc ▁commission ▁responsible ▁for ▁determ ining ▁a ▁tim et able ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁proposed ▁that ▁it ▁be ▁held ▁between ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁K ou y at é ▁by ▁Ah med ▁T id iane ▁Sou ar é ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁International ▁Cris is ▁Group ▁released ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁express ing ▁doubt ▁about ▁the ▁lik elihood ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁being ▁held ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁This ▁report ▁expressed ▁concern ▁that ▁a ▁delay ▁might ▁" comp rom ise ▁economic ▁rev ival ▁and ▁b ury ▁the ▁independent ▁commission ▁of ▁inqu iry ▁task ed ▁with ▁ident ifying ▁and ▁pro sec uting ▁authors ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁crack down ". ▁C EN I ▁President ▁Ch iek h ▁Fant am ady ▁Cond é ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" con vin ced " ▁that ▁the ▁election ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁however .