Sentences with phrase «election as an instrument»

While all of those are important societal needs, it is odd to think of an election as an instrument for meeting them.

These tactics are often obvious and we would expect voters to disapprove of such strategies, since they seem unfair and could distort the role of elections as instruments of accountability.

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He had foreshadowed Facebook's latest headache as the unwitting instrument in Russia's campaign to disrupt the U.S. presidential election.

Last fall, in response to increasing scrutiny surrounding its role as a central instrument of Russian election interference, Facebook hired top aides to former Obama Administration officials (Biden, Kerry), as well as the former chief of staff for Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia.

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Arguably, these organizations play role of political instruments which provide «alternative» election results for each country, obtained by their own methods and serve as basis of whether the US accepts the official results or commands a revolution.

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Last fall, in response to increasing scrutiny surrounding its role as a central instrument of Russian election interference, Facebook hired top aides to former Obama Administration officials (Biden, Kerry), as well as the former chief of staff for Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia.