Sentences with phrase «country runs its elections»

As a grassroots activist who organized for Bernie Sanders in four different states — and have since joined NYPAN and the Democratic Socialists of America — I've heard from hundreds of Americans who are fed up with way the country runs its elections.

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Last month's G20 meetings in Paris brought into tighter focus the ambitions of International Monetary Fund chief, and failed 2006 French presidential candidate, Dominique Strauss - Kahn to run in that country's next election as the Socialist party candidate.

As one exec put it: «Thankfully, the election is over, and maybe now the politicians can get focused on running the country.»

«Whoever runs next time has to have a very clear idea of where he or she wants to take the country and has to run on those ideas, because the election can not be about personalities, participants sniping.

He'd rather focus on ruling Austria: he launched a political party there this year and plans to run candidates in the country's election in 2013.

«Those who expressed negative views stated that running elections in this country was the sovereign and exclusive responsibility of the states, and they did not want federal intrusion, a federal takeover, or federal regulation of that process.»

National data pointed to continued strength in the Spanish economy but a loss of momentum in France, as French consumers reined in their spending, probably due to political uncertainty in the run - up to the country's presidential election.

In fact, the only people who have displayed any ability to run the country better are Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich — neither of whom have a snowball's chance of even being the candidate, much less winning a rigged election.

If these people actually believe a presidential election a year - and - a-half from now will significantly alter how the country is run, they have almost surely wasted their money.

The last time a guy from Texas said that God told him to run for President, we had kind of a bumpy ride as a country when he won the election with support from Christians...

I realise these are only small examples but they are indicators of how the country is run from top to bottom, bribes are paid, elections are rigged and general corruption rules.

The voting, compiled by editorial staff and experts from 60 countries chosen from all the football continents, was part of the 28th running of the IFFHS annual elections.

Mr. S.D Dombo was a Northerner, LISTEN TO NANA AKUFFO ADDO «Akans must eschew the perception among other groups in the country that they are cowards and would ran away from any little threats «Our predecessors who started the Party that has made us the largest party in the country (i.e Mate — Meho people who used to CUT OPEN THE STOMACHS OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND THROW BOMBS) were not people who were hiding under beds «AT The Atiwa Bye - Elections, we showed a little bit of what we are made of.

Deputy General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho says the Supreme Court should be allowed to run elections in the country.

«That's why when Labour walked away after the last election, we couldn't let the Tories run the country on their own.

Hard to believe, but election day is less than a week away, and across the country, campaigns and outside groups are running a full - on GOTV blitz.

«Not only did the election bring an African - American to the presidency, but the Democrat's success on the slogan of «change we can believe in» seemingly brought to a close a long period, running from the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan, in which the Republican Party and conservative values had dominated the country's political discourse.»

Although turnout was high, the 2012 national election was special, both in marking 10 years since independence and the country's first nationally run election.

This year, the East Timorese voted in their country's third parliamentary election since independence — the first to be run by the East Timorese themselves.

Guelleh, who ran on the UMP party ticket, secured 87 percent of the votes cast in Friday's elections, according to provisional results announced by the country's interior minister.

The number of women donating to political campaigns is climbing to new heights ahead of this year's midterm elections as women swarm to politics and run in record numbers for Congress and other elected posts around the country.

How Kenyans are using tech to stop election fraud and violence How Kenyans are using tech to stop election fraud and violence Odinga, running as the NASA candidate, told CNN Thursday that he doesn't «trust» the paper forms from polling stations around the country that officials used to authenticate votes.

They will be doing so during the run - up to May's country council and other elections, many of which will take place in the Tory shire heartlands.

She said there are 11,000 women running for office across the country in Tuesday's elections.

Only about 20 countries around the world look to the international marketplace to procure electronic systems which will help their elections run smoothly.

For the purposes of elections knowledge, a candidate receiving the most votes can be elected in some electorates, while in some countries this can instead require a majority, and there may be a form of run - off procedure.

According to him, God is punishing the NPP for the needless scathing attack at him in the run - up to the 2012 elections, when he was caught on tape promising party foot soldiers that he will get them enlisted into the country's security agencies should they work to retain the party in power.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.com

The party has taken due cognizance of the fact that the government of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo and His Excellency Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is very much on course to delivering on all the electoral promises we made to the good people of this country in the run - up to the 2016 general elections.

Yacob, 63, was the only candidate deemed eligible to run in the country's Elections Department after the other two contenders, Salleh Marican and Farid Khan, were both denied eligibility, having fallen short of a constitutional rule that required any candidate from the private sector to have led a company with shareholder equity of at least 500 million Singapore dollars (372 million dollars).

It was the prime minister's first visit to the country in the run - up to the Holyrood elections, and he will be hoping his visit helps overturn the SNP's lead in the polls.

Also, a one - time Buhari's running mate in the 2011 presidential election and Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has also at some point in time pointed a finger at the President for the poor state of the country's economy.

A brief introduction to me: I joined the Liberal Democrats in March 2010, campaigned as part of Bosworth PPC Michael Mullaney's team in the run - up to the 2010 General Election (where Michael gained one of the largest swings to the Lib Dems in the country), I joined the Social Liberal Forum shortly after that.

New Patriotic Party's (NPP) running mate for the 2016 elections, Dr. Mahamoud Bawumia, has chastised government's continuous borrowing warning that the country's debt in dollar terms, would reach as much as $ 42 billion dollars by the end of December 2016.

Labour election campaign vice-chair Lucy Powell said: «The Tories have run out of ideas for the country so are resorting to playing political games with the unions.

Now that President Buhari has formally declared his intention to run in the 2019 election and seeks a fresh mandate I fear that what is coming our way is not just an election but a series of cataclysmic events that will change our lives and our country forever.

People are alleging that the Benjamite is in bed with Yaanom, and that he is behind a plan for Yaanom to declare their own results in this year's elections, using an Accra - based private radio station which has many affiliate stations all over the country; and that a test run for the strategy was made on April 1, this year on that station.

In the run - up to the 2016 election, Mrs Rawlings who broke away from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to form her own party, labelled accusations on members of the NDC, calling them corrupt and undeserving to lead the country.

MONROVIA (Reuters)-- Former soccer star George Weah has won Liberia's presidential run - off election and will succeed incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf next month, the country's first democratic transition in over 70 years.

[3] Citizens also have the right to vote in and run as a candidate in local elections in the country where they live, European elections and European Citizens» Initiative.

Progress ran Labour campaigning sessions at the general election, people trailed the country trying to help out.»

Mr. Koomson, in the run - up to the 2008 general election, warned he won't be comfortable in the unlikely event that his friend, Nana Addo, is voted as President of Ghana because, «it is not safe» for a great country like Ghana.

During the 4 year period in the run up to the next general election the whole country will now of the no confidence in the MPs from their Labour Party constituencies.

If I may - conduct this leadership election with the same decency, civility and comradeship we believe is the way the country should be run.

However, the end of transitional controls on January 1st next year, so that those from the two most recent EU members have the same rights as citizens of the other western and east European member states, has created a heated political debate about immigration from the two countries, which is likely to run on into next year's European elections.

Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who for months quietly laid the groundwork to run for president as an independent, will not enter the 2016 campaign, citing his fear that a three - way race could lead to the election of a candidate he thinks would endanger the country: Donald Trump.

The country is gearing itself up for the General Elections in February next year and with President Muhammadu Buhari announcing that he will bid for the governing Party, APC's ticket to run fo a second term, all hell has been let loose by the chaotic, ill - prepared opposition camp.

The election of Donald Trump galvanized ordinary people all over the country to run for office, challenge the status quo, and change the Democratic Party.

The result could be far more momentous than any general election, deciding how our country will be run and its future prosperity for several decades.

For the past few months, North Country voters have heard a lot about the two Republican candidates running to represent the party in this fall's election for New York's 21st Congressional District.

A Conservative Party candidate running for a North Country Assembly seat is the latest candidate this election cycle to oppose a potential pay increase for state lawmakers.