Sentences with phrase «counts of abuse of power»

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But while the voting process itself has been described as fair by most international observers, the political campaign and the actual counting of the votes — no doubt the most important part of the democratic election process — has been characterized by the abuse of power, the excessive role of money, extraordinary events such as power cuts in the polling stations, fights between party representatives, accusations of fraud and scandals in denying observers access to polling stations.

Silver, a Democrat convicted last November on seven corruption counts, should serve a sentence that reflects the «unprecedented magnitude, duration, and scope of his abuse of power,» Manhattan federal prosecutors said in the sentencing memo.