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The Foreign Office is pointedly waiting for reports from election monitors in Russia before commenting on Vladimir Putin's victory in the presidential elections.

Hochul also served as an election monitor in Azerbaijan, and was reimbursed for her expenses while there.

Not exact matches

Europe's de facto leader, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, had told the Bundestag before meeting with Putin Thursday and Friday that she wanted Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine, allow independent monitoring of the Russia - Ukraine border, and support free regional elections in the disputed provinces of eastern Ukraine under Ukrainian law.

In addition, this is an election that Republican candidate Donald Trump has claimed is «rigged,» and where he has urged his followers to go to «certain sections» of states like Pennsylvania and monitor the polls to make sure the elections are not stolen from him.

Following the Arab Spring, GardaWorld opened Libyan offices in Tripoli and Benghazi; Intelligence Online reported it won contracts with Alstom (a power generation and transmission giant) and a European Union mission that monitored Libya's 2012 election.

During the election campaign, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised that Transport Canada will monitor congestion in the same manner as the TTI does in the United States.

He was involved in many community organizations and travelled to El Salvador to monitor elections there.

The Christian Science Monitor: All politics is local, even the US election as seen by Kenyans Kenyans are closely watching the US presidential election, with two groups in particular rooting for each of the candidates.

But we also think that it's astonishing that nobody has responsibility for the diversity of democracy nationally, and we shall be taking steps to ask government, the Electoral Commission and elections officers to do this, both in terms of providing support for the identification and training of candidates through a Democracy Diversity Fund, and by monitoring who is standing for election in the first place.

In a statement by his Personal Assistant, Harvester Charles, Okonkwo said: «PDP no doubt, witnessed a gale of parallel primary elections in Anambra State but Senator Okonkwo emerged the winner of the only primary election monitored by INEC and which the authentic state executive participated iIn a statement by his Personal Assistant, Harvester Charles, Okonkwo said: «PDP no doubt, witnessed a gale of parallel primary elections in Anambra State but Senator Okonkwo emerged the winner of the only primary election monitored by INEC and which the authentic state executive participated iin Anambra State but Senator Okonkwo emerged the winner of the only primary election monitored by INEC and which the authentic state executive participated inin.

This is part of its new strategy to engage in an effective and efficient political activity monitoring to quell electoral violence in the upcoming general election.

According to Sen. Diane Savino, a former labor leader who was monitoring the AFSCME election at the union's convention in Boston via BlackBerry while the Senate was in the final throes of its last day in Albany (for now, at least), Donohue received 648 votes to Lee Saunders» 652.

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU - EOM) monitoring team during the 2016 election noted that various factors account for the low participation of women in front line politics and for that matter the governance process, chief amongst which is «hostile political terrain» that results in mudslinging, name - calling and insults or use of vulgar lElection Observation Mission (EU - EOM) monitoring team during the 2016 election noted that various factors account for the low participation of women in front line politics and for that matter the governance process, chief amongst which is «hostile political terrain» that results in mudslinging, name - calling and insults or use of vulgar lelection noted that various factors account for the low participation of women in front line politics and for that matter the governance process, chief amongst which is «hostile political terrain» that results in mudslinging, name - calling and insults or use of vulgar language.

Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will monitor the elections, which will return to a mixed electoral system last used in Russia's 2003 federal elections.

This even applies to «well intentioned» initiatives and led several states from threatening to arrest international election monitors if they attempted to monitor elections from the polling place as only legal voters and poll employees are allowed in the polling place itself.

• Transforming the ethical environment in Government: Governor Cuomo's «Clean Up Albany» agenda would institute campaign finance reforms including a system of public financing for elections, limits on contribution levels, creating an independent redistricting commission, creating independent monitoring and enforcement of ethics laws, and requiring full disclosure of outside income and clients.

Our June Scottish Public Opinion Monitor placed Labour on 32 % among voters in Scotland, an increase of nine points since January, reflecting the party's relative success in May's local council elections.

In regard to the international community, election monitoring is a signalling game.

Phillips also disclosed in the statement that the commission would set up an election support centre at its head office to monitor developments in various collation centres and other locations.

On the reasons why the party lost the 2016 election, implicitly in agreement with Former President Mahama's assertion that the reasons are multifaceted, he said the electoral college constituted by the party and failure to monitor the process effectively led to malfeasance and manipulation of the process which usurped the power of the genuine supporters of the party which automatically, denied the party the opportunity of going into the election with some genuine supporters on its side.

John Mahama, who is leading an ECOWAS Observer Mission to monitor the election in that country, told the media that although there were few hitches and late start of voting in some polling centers, the process has been «so far so good.»

«As a national organization that closely monitors public affairs in the Latino community, in general, and the Dominican Community, in particular, we have witnessed disturbing allegations of voter suppression and lack of transparency in the 13th Congressional District election,» Dr. Maria Teresa Montilla, the organization's president, said.

He is leading a 15 - member Commonwealth Observer Group to monitor and report on the August 8, 2017 general elections in Kenya.

The association cautioned against «any hasty, poorly - informed and premature decisions of the EC that could compromise the search for an enduring solution that could advance national interest», adding that: ``... a trustworthy voters» register and effective monitoring of electoral activities underlie public trust confidence in election results».

The Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre of the National Democratic Institute, Clement Nwankwo, somewhat a veteran in the monitoring of elections in Nigeria, told Channels Television on Saturday evening of several instances of violence and the pilfering of election materials by officials.

National Commissioner in charge of Election and Party Monitoring (EPM) Prof. Anthonia Okoosi - Simbine made the disclosure at a two - day zonal training workshop on Campaign Finance Tracking / Reporting held in Ilorin, Kwara State recently.

Monitors at the Erie County Board of Elections are resuming their count of ballots in the 63rd State Senate primary race between democrats Tim Kennedy and Betty Jean Grant.

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, will be leading a Commonwealth Observer Mission to monitor the March 7, 2018, general elections in Sierra Leone.

Jonathan said, «I have been in Liberia monitoring elections and only just heard the sad news.

A coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of Project Swift Count has deployed 800 personnel to monitor Saturday's governorship election in Kogi State.

Jonathan, who is in Liberia to monitor the presidential election in the country, however, prayed for the quick recovery of Yusuf.

Mr Aminu Idris, Director, Election and Party Monitoring, INEC, gave the assurance at the Debate on «Increasing number of political parties in Nigeria and access to ballot in 2019» on Tuesday in Abuja.

Mr. Mahama's work in Sierra Leone comes after his lead role during the ECOWAS Observer Mission's monitoring of the largely peaceful Liberia election, in which football legend, George Weah, replaced Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as Head of State.

With funding from the USAID and DFID, the group also plans to monitor state elections in Adamawa, Bayelsa, Sokoto and Cross River states.

De Blasio said he «absolutely» supports a federal monitor to oversee the inept Board of Elections in upcoming Congressional primaries and wishes he could «tear down» the board and start over.

Rep. Nydia Velazquez is calling on the feds to monitor next week's congressional primary in her Brooklyn district because she doesn't trust the problem - plagued NYC Board of Elections to do the job.

He said his firm, in line with the terms of the contract, monitored media contents on daily basis and reported to the PDP any publication that concerned the party, until the 2015 general election took place.

Elections are run at the state level, so a state - gerrymandered election could alter that balance of power in the state legislature, which would effect things like voter - suppression measures, enactment and enforcement of campaign finance regulations, and the ability of elections to be monitored and for rules to be enforced by non-partisan (or partisan) Elections are run at the state level, so a state - gerrymandered election could alter that balance of power in the state legislature, which would effect things like voter - suppression measures, enactment and enforcement of campaign finance regulations, and the ability of elections to be monitored and for rules to be enforced by non-partisan (or partisan) elections to be monitored and for rules to be enforced by non-partisan (or partisan) entities.

The Sullivan County Board of Elections will appoint a monitor to review challenges to voter registrations to settle a lawsuit filed by Hasidic Jewish residents in what legal experts call an unprecedented agreement in New York state.

Donald Trump's talk of a rigged election and calls for supporters to turn out in droves to monitor polling sites has stirred increasing fears of intimidation of minorities inside polling places, where their qualifications to vote could be challenged, or outside, where they would face illegal electioneering.

The protests resulted in new elections, closely monitored by international observers.

«I understand second chances and I believe in that particular system in America, but if he wins this election, we need to monitor more closely than we ever have.»

Our correspondent who monitored the election in Makurdi, Guma and Gwer local government areas of the state report low turnout and the late arrival of voting materials in some polling units.

One appreciates the fact that the elections were adjudged peaceful, credible, free and fair by not only the independent monitors but also by 37 out of 40 registered political parties in the state.

The move underscored the huge political stakes in the outcome of a legislative investigation that is being closely monitored by both the McCain and Obama campaigns because of its potential impact on the fall election.

Correspondents, who monitored the elections, report that the protests were more pronounced in Benue Central Senatorial District, with Buruku and Gboko Local Government Areas worst hit.

In light of the ruling, Gov. Rick Scott's administration — which has expressed concerns with how Broward County Election Supervisor Brenda Snipes has handled the case — told POLITICO that he's reviewing the judge's order and will have her office monitored.

«Florida to monitor Broward election chief after judge finds «unlawful» ballot destruction in Wasserman Schultz race «via Marc Caputo of POLITICO — The elections supervisor in Florida's second-most populous county broke state and federal law by unlawfully destroying ballots cast in U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz «s 2016 Democratic primary, a judge ruled Friday in a case brought by the congresswoman's challenger who wanted to check for voting irregularities.

«I have also monitored elections in other countries and I am beginning to see that the standard is high here (in Sierra Leone) and we have to commend the people of Sierra Leone.»

Inec has approved the presence of international and local observers to monitor the elections, although the European Union says its observers will not deploy in the north - east due to security concerns.