Sentences with phrase «free elections from»

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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.

«The 5 - Star Movement is the real winner of the election,» said SEL leader Nichi Vendola, who said that his coalition would have to deal with Grillo, who mixes fierce attacks on corruption with policies ranging from clean energy to free Internet.

Nearly a year later, further reporting and testimony from current and former intelligence officials have painted a portrait of Russia's election interference as a multifaceted, well - planned, and coordinated campaign aimed at undermining the backbone of American democracy: free and fair elections.

The prospect of a shake - up in the Japanese political landscape increased when the center - left Democratic party — previously the main opposition to the LDP — announced it would not field any candidates in the election, freeing its representatives in the Japanese parliament to seek nominations from Ms. Koike's party.

In an election year when reality seems as remote as a Pluto flyby; a year already marked by bombastic promises of walls, jobs, «a future to believe in» and free stuff for everybody, maybe we should take a quick break from the narcoleptic snooze imposed on us by the mass media.

The only surprise yesterday was the GOP strangehold over the House being held — so we'll have to step up the vote at the next election to free the House from the poison too.

I refer to the recent Indian general election in which a large proportion of the electorate voted and which was remarkably free from corruption.

Among them are life, liberty, security of person, freedom from slavery and from torture and inhumane treatment; equality before the law; the right to judicial remedies for wrongs; freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention; fair trials and due process of law, including the presumption of innocence; privacy; freedom of movement; equal rights in marriage; freedoms of speech, press, assembly and association; and free elections.

Christians are therefore free from the strategic pressures of voting, and should not vote for a less preferred candidate who simply has a greater likelihood of winning an election.

«We shall never be clearly persuaded, as we ought to be,» writes John Calvin, «that our salvation flows from the wellspring of Gods free mercy until we come to know his eternal election, which illumines God's grace by this contrast: that God does not indiscriminately adopt all into the hope of salvation but gives to some what God denies to others»

He asks us to believe that the U.S. bishops issued a statement called «Political Responsibility» during a U.S. election year that merely rediscovers nineteenth - century German social thought, which by chance offers a political platform that, by sheer coincidence, parallels the U.S. Democratic platform program by program, yet these very bishops are completely immune from influence by the current political constellation in their headquarters» host city of Washington, D.C. Further, this very professor tells us that the problem with Republicans» the party of Ford, Bush, and Dole» is that they are excessively committed to the «unfettered free market» and lack «faith in the government's ability to provide» social benefits, a position he claims is completely contrary to the Catholic faith.

This is much to be regretted, not for any reasons of personal ambition, which I abjure completely, but because in the cause of postpartisanship (if not postmodernism) I believe a participant from the Culture 11 group (may it rest in peace) would add immeasurably to the depth of the dialogue going on within the administration, mixing it up with the likes of Susan Rice and Samantha Power (reminding them there was a free election in Iraq on Saturday), or with Lawrence Summers (recalling to him, since he failed so conspicuously in stimulating the women at Harvard, how one might do better with the economy).

Feel free to provide an example from Augustine's works that you feel goes against Calvinistic / Augustinian views of election, and I can probably show this.

In Harbin, Mr Joyce said the government would not back away from its election promise of setting up a farmland register, despite suggestions it had been delayed to prevent it from sparking foreign investment fears as the free trade negotiations reached their climax.

«I am now free from the constraints of an election.

Since I shall not be a candidate, and am therefore now free from the constraints that elections inevitably impose, I shall be able to focus on driving far - reaching, fundamental reforms that transcend our previous efforts.

«From the above therefore, we, as one of the INEC accredited CSOs hereby affirm that the conduct of the Osun West Senatorial by - election won by the PDP candidate, Mr. Ademola Adeleke was transparent, free, fair and credible.

As I always say, a petition - free post-election period will be the ideal that election management should aspire to, just as it has been in the U.S except for the year 2000 Florida saga and in the United Kingdom where, for about 99 years, all election results were accepted from the polling units as annouced up to the final point of declaration of a winner.

He said the party, from its small beginnings, had made some remarkable strides in the political history of the country by winning four free, fair and transparent elections in the country and was poised to win its fifth in 2016.

Only three years ago, pundits and political scientists saw the 2008 American presidential election as the beginning of a new era in Washington: the rise of President Obama and a strong Democratic majority in both houses of Congress meant that after eight years away from Pennsylvania Avenue, liberals could again implement political programmes and reforms free from Republican meddling.

If it had, Nigerians would have been saved the trauma of the most vicious strain of military rule, spanning 1984 to 1999, not discounting the diarchy from January 1992 to November 1993, during which the freest election in Nigerian history was annulled.

I call Algeria «semi-democratic» as a one - dominant party democracy, with quite a lot of restrictions on free association, though the government probably does have a broad mandate to govern from not entirely fair or free elections.

The existing law is good at stopping Banksy from offering free prints to those voting against the Conservatives in the election but anything more subtle remains a challenge.

In Ghana's 2012 elections, all external independent election observers including those from the United Nations, African Union and the European Union were unanimous that the 2012 election was credible, free and fair and yet that did not stop them from proceding to the Supreme Court of Ghana seeking to annul the 2012 presidential elections.

An election on June 8 would therefore mean that parliament would be dissolved on Wednesday 3 May and MPs will be free to pound the pavements up and down the land from then.

If people can buy things in order to restrict free speech you're just switching the power of censorship from election to mammon.

Without free postage, some argue these will be the first entirely digital elections, decided by postal votes as the electorate shrinks from the prospect of voting on a dark November evening for candidates they barely know.

Enact Public Campaign Financing: In order to free state government from control by wealthy special interests and pay - to - play corruption, election and ethics reform must include full public financing of state elections on the model used by Arizona and Maine.

Jerome Bonso, Chairman of the National League for Free and Fair Elections, told IRIN in Kinshasa underlines that these elections are taking place in a different context from 2006: «We have to consider events such as the Arab spring where the population spearheaded change in their countries» leElections, told IRIN in Kinshasa underlines that these elections are taking place in a different context from 2006: «We have to consider events such as the Arab spring where the population spearheaded change in their countries» leelections are taking place in a different context from 2006: «We have to consider events such as the Arab spring where the population spearheaded change in their countries» leadership.

By June 1978 the Shah had offered major concessions toward the moderate clergy including free elections in the following year; a move Mubarak has obviously taken from Pahlavi's playbook.

You don't throw a man into the can (from which he didn't come out alive), kill his wife by state - sponsored terror, ruin his multi-billion Naira business and throw his family into disarray — just because he won a free election.

Michael Gove is facing demands from Labour to explain whether the government has abandoned a Conservative general election manifesto pledge to give MPs a free vote on whether to overturn the foxhunting ban.

«New Yorkers deserve fair elections free from the undue influence of outsized corporate contributions.

The intention is that the # 40m (which would be in addition to the # 8m already provided to political parties) would be financed by ending the free election post for general and european elections, and instead circulating a booklet including statements from each candidate (as happened in the last London Mayoral election).

«They say they support free speech, yet they attempted to disrupt a hearing and prevent members of the Elections Committee from taking testimony on the City's taxpayer - funded election system.

These sanctions, pressure from the UK and the international community, and a campaign of guerrilla warfare, finally led to a constitutional conference and free elections in 1979.

«Over the years, Fran has had to endure this and many other efforts to block Democrats from their right to free and fair elections.

While warning on the consequences of destruction of the legacy of free, fair and credible electoral process bequeathed on Nigeria by Dr Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Fayose said «Nigerians, especially we in Ekiti State are already taking a cue from the Kogi and Bayelsa States experience and are getting prepared for future elections.»

Shettima said during the inauguration of the projects that the people of Borno State would ever remain grateful to Tinubu for freeing them from the hands of a tyrant, who made frantic efforts to hijack the APC's machinery ahead of the 2015 governorship, national and state Assembly elections.

At our state conference last month, we overwhelmingly passed resolutions supporting guaranteed healthcare as a human right, free public education from pre-K through college or trade school, a living wage and fair compensation for all, investments in environmental protection and renewable energy, restoration of voting rights to former felons, public financing of elections to eradicate the corrupting influence of big money in politics, and other policies that serve the people.

As part of strategies designed to prevent electoral fraud and violence, thus ensuring a hitch - free governorship election in Bayelsa State, and supplementary election in Kogi State billed to take place on Saturday, December 5, 2015, the Inspector - General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered restriction of movements within the boundaries of Bayelsa State with effect from 6.00 am to 6.00 pm on Saturday, 5th December, 2015.

The campaign is not only based on extremely weak arguments but also on the idea that Labour should go into the next election saying «We believe not only that free movement should be possible with the countries with which we have the closest economic ties but also from every where else in the world.

They said they were against the elections unless Nigeria is restructured to «free Yorubas from oppression and incursion of Fulani herdsmen».

Open Senate was developed as part of an overall Information Technology modernization project in the Senate, initiated with the election of a new Senate Majority in January 2009, which has yielded in excess of $ 500,000 in annual net savings to date; savings have derived primarily from increasing the Senate's ability to create and maintain technology in - house, including using a combination of free open - source software and low - cost Software - As - A Service (SaaS) solutions whenever possible, thus enabling the Senate to cancel unnecessary maintenance and service contracts, and decommission expensive obsolete computer systems.

But it goes with the job and remember that most of it comes to you free from people who really want you to win the next election.

A high - ranking Staten Island Board of Elections official who grubbed free rides from co-workers was hit with a $ 3,500 fine, the city's Conflicts of Interest Board reported.

From there, we will conduct free and fair elections in which votes will actually count, where the loser will embrace the winner and vice versa, and where at the end of the election, there will be no need to set up election tribunals.

Furthermore, he warned on the consequences of destruction of the legacy of free, fair and credible electoral process bequeathed to Nigeria by Dr Goodluck Jonathan, saying «Nigerians, especially we in Ekiti State are already taking a cue from the Kogi and Bayelsa States experience and are getting prepared for future elections.»

In the Majlis election in the spring of 1952, Mosaddegh «had little to fear from a free vote, since despite the country's problems, he was widely admired as a hero.

A high - ranking Staten Island Board of Elections official who grubbed free rides from co-workers was hit with a $ 3,500 fine, the city's Conflicts of Interest Board reported Tuesday.