Sentences with phrase «elections in countries like»

UNDER fire in the controversy raging around data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica and its harvesting of Facebook user data, the social media giant's founder Mark Zuckerberg broke his silence early Thursday to say that his company is enhancing its security features ahead of the upcoming elections in countries like India and Brazil.

Mark Zuckerberg has said Facebook is enhancing its security features to ensure the integrity of upcoming key elections in countries like India on its platform, as the social media giant faced flak over a major data breach scandal by a British firm linked to Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

On Thursday, Zuckerberg, in a post, apologised for the data breach and said that his company would upgrade its security features ahead of the upcoming elections in countries like India and Brazil.

Not exact matches

The shutdown affected diverse countries from all over the continent: whether they had small populations like Gabon or big ones like Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo; whether in the south of the continent like Zimbabwe, in the north in Algeria, across the east in Burundi and Uganda, and in the west like the shutdown preceding the elections in The Gambia.

As Nigeria begins its transition from a military to a civilian government» the process working its way up from local levels, where civilians are already in charge, to the national level, where elections are scheduled for next year» it faces the possibility of a crisis like the one that almost destroyed the country twenty - four years ago.

Elections in El Salvador, like those held elsewhere as part of low - intensity - conflict strategy, did not change the fundamental power relationships within the country.

Christian leaders like Anne Graham Lotz, Franklin Graham, and Joel Osteen shared the verse in their election remarks, and it was quoted in pastors» op - eds and letters to the editor in newspapers across the country.

For example, the recent European elections saw a large surge in far right parties because those parties are Euroskeptic, i.e. they do not like the European Union, and Palestinians don't want to live in the same country as Israelis.

Unfortunately, as we speak, countries like Burundi and Rwanda are currently undergoing very dangerous political endeavors of third term projects tinkering with their Constitutions, these negative exemplars in our continent graphically underscores the significance of the price of the peace we are enjoying here consequent upon the successful 2015 elections even though not perfect.

England could truly start to look like a four - party electoral system today, as much of the country goes to the polls in local elections.

«President Clinton will highlight the choice voters face in the upcoming midterm elections, and emphasize the need to continue moving the country forward by electing strong Representatives like Hinchey who are fighting for middle class families — not the wealthy special interests.»

Like the articles he wrote in the mid-90s about the Tories slashing interest rates before elections during the 1980s, he is once again showing the kind of analytic foresight and forthright judgement that has made him something of a hidden asset to the party and country.

If we refuse to jail him, Ghanaians will vote against us in the [elections] next four years and so we need to get corrupt officials like him away from the country,» Mr Agyapong added.

[443][444][445] In June 2016, Nick Clegg described him as «like Donald Trump with a thesaurus», [446] while fellow Conservative MP Kenneth Clarke described him as a «nicer Donald Trump» [447] and EU official Martin Selmayr described the potential election of Johnson and Trump to the leadership of their respective countries as a «horror scenario».

If you don't like the leader you get, wait a few years and then participate in your country's semi-annual coup d' etat that we westerners call an «election».

Such was the pomp and pageantry in the country, that the only ones that were left out of the Merry of Christmas were NDC faithfuls, like myself, who were grieving, and struggling to come to terms with our painful loss in an election we were ever - so confident of winning, given our impressive record of governance under John Dramani Mahama.

Going into the 2016 general elections, CADA will like to mention that EC should appoint an Elections Security Officer or make a request to the Police to get an experienced staff seconded to it as a Focal Point, to oversee the design and implementation of a country - wide security plan in coordination with the Security elections, CADA will like to mention that EC should appoint an Elections Security Officer or make a request to the Police to get an experienced staff seconded to it as a Focal Point, to oversee the design and implementation of a country - wide security plan in coordination with the Security Elections Security Officer or make a request to the Police to get an experienced staff seconded to it as a Focal Point, to oversee the design and implementation of a country - wide security plan in coordination with the Security Agencies.

In 2015, he came to the University for Development Studies, Navrongo Campus for NPP TESCON programme when I was NDC TEIN president and preached a very terrible message by asking Ghanaians to make sacrifices like the people of Ivory Coast did some years ago and that «a country smaller in size and population compared to Ghana, which had endured bloody dispute in their last election, resulting in the loss and displacing of thousands of lives, had, in a short period, turned around their fortuneIn 2015, he came to the University for Development Studies, Navrongo Campus for NPP TESCON programme when I was NDC TEIN president and preached a very terrible message by asking Ghanaians to make sacrifices like the people of Ivory Coast did some years ago and that «a country smaller in size and population compared to Ghana, which had endured bloody dispute in their last election, resulting in the loss and displacing of thousands of lives, had, in a short period, turned around their fortunein size and population compared to Ghana, which had endured bloody dispute in their last election, resulting in the loss and displacing of thousands of lives, had, in a short period, turned around their fortunein their last election, resulting in the loss and displacing of thousands of lives, had, in a short period, turned around their fortunein the loss and displacing of thousands of lives, had, in a short period, turned around their fortunein a short period, turned around their fortunes.

Diplomatic sources and NPP insiders confirmed to this paper that the two former Ukraine «fighters» were invited into the country to train a «special wing» of the biggest opposition party on how to «recruit and mobilize» people to stage a Ukrainian - like uprising in Ghana should Nana Akufo - Addo fail to win the presidential election for the third consecutive time.

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.

We have to set out our stall on what we believe in, why we think we've got the best policies for the country and I honestly think the minute you start looking like you're either conceding defeat or you're interested in backroom deals in smoke - filled room over things you've got no control over, you lose the essence of what the election is about.»

«We have seen how election periods in America and some parts of Europe are celebrated like festivals; a period of debates and healthy competitions that turn countries into frenzied environments for colors and carnivals.

«Shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers said this week that the Conservatives will back the development of new high speed rail lines in their election manifesto... «I am working hard on proposals to take high speed rail forward in this country to see if we can't at least start to catch up with countries like France and to deal with the capacity problems on our network,» she said.»

Such complicated arrangements incline me strongly to support adopting the practice of some countries, long backed by the Electoral Commission, the 2007 Councillors Commission and others, of a single four - yearly national or at least regional Local Elections Day for all councils — though not, as in Sweden, on the same day as parliamentary elections with different coloured ballot papers, and probably not in mid-November, like DElections Day for all councils — though not, as in Sweden, on the same day as parliamentary elections with different coloured ballot papers, and probably not in mid-November, like Delections with different coloured ballot papers, and probably not in mid-November, like Denmark's.

The December 7th election is numbering up and I would like to propose a better choice for my fellow Ghanaians.The December election, is a duty call to all, who love our country to add his voice in the choices we may want to make, to either shape or derail our country's efforts to move forward.

«I'm not going to sacrifice the future of our country, the unity of our country, I'm not going to give in to SNP demands around Trident, the deficit or anything like that,» he told Question Time election special.

Like elsewhere around the country, Republicans and Democrats in Onondaga County are making a last effort to get out the vote in the week before the election.

The first thing to remember is that the relatively few people eligible to vote in the Labour leadership election — 400,000 odd until a few weeks ago, now more like 600,000 — are not remotely representative of the rest of the country.

Balter said she feels like the country, its people and its values are all being threatened in the wake of last year's election.

It's the latest sign of enthusiasm — like massive women's marches and victories in state races around the country — heading into midterm elections that look increasingly hopeful for the opposition party.

The republicans LOST THE ELECTION, the democrats were not appointed like someone we all know, so they should shut the Hades up and either sit down or TRY to help the Democrats and Obama get this country back in shape.

«And I believe so much in New York, and I believe that we're a real, progressive bastion here, and I have to say that for me, the election of Donald Trump was a real wakeup call, as it was a wakeup call for women across the country, that if we don't like the direction our government is going in, we have to step up and we have to get involved like never before.»

Our Brand Is Crisis, like its documentary inspiration, understands that the key to victory in Bolivia was reframing the election: Anyone who watched George W. Bush defeat John Kerry in 2004 will recognize Jane's fear - mongering tactics, the way she sells Castillo's unpopular years in office as the exact experience the country needs during a time of uncertainty and financial hardship.

The Federal Election Commission, the country's campaign finance watchdog, is seeking public comment on new online - ad - disclosure requirements that would cover candidates and could require more disclaimers on ads that appear in apps like Snapchat.

Addressing a presser on Thursday, he insisted that the Congress has used the services of Cambridge Analytica, which has been accused of harvesting people's data from platforms like Facebook unlawfully to influence elections in different countries.

He and his colleagues were secretly filmed by Britain's Channel 4 News boasting that they had worked in more than 200 elections around the world, including countries like Nigeria, Kenya, the Czech Republic, India, and Argentina.