Sentences with phrase «free elections in»

In Walker's later career, he turned his attention to Africa, working in the Anti-Apartheid Movement and helping to bring about free elections in South Africa.

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.

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.

Russian officials have also insisted that the Ukrainian government's refusal to hold free elections in Donbas is a violation of the Minsk Accords.

On November 29, the West African nation of 17 million held its first free elections in almost three decades.

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).

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.

The Regional Commander said the Police is committed to ensuring a violent - free election in fulfilment of the social contract they had with Ghanaians by maintaining law and order, before, during and after the polls.

The Regional Commander said the Police is committed to ensuring a violent - free election in fulfilment of the social contract they had with Ghanaians by maintaining...

We're eager to see what she does with the story of a decidedly magic - free election in small - town England — but like the rest of the world, we won't find out until it goes on sale.

After decades of dictatorships, under which shady financial dealings and corruption perpetuated a vast social disparity and a virtually crippled economy, Brazil held its first free election in 1985 — though remnants of the old system continued to hamper its progress.

Not exact matches

We will continue working with the government to understand the full extent of Russian interference, and we will do our part not only to ensure the integrity of free and fair elections around the world, but also to give everyone a voice and to be a force for good in democracy everywhere.

If it sounds like Edwards still needed to apply FEC rules and limits, consider this: Scott Thomas, a former commissioner of the Federal Election Commission testified that he did not consider that the payments would have come under his agency's auspices — in part because they were not used directly for the campaign and did not free up any of Edwards» own money to be spent on the campaign.

Some have even embraced potential Russian involvement in the election like a get - out - of - responsibility free card: You can't blame us for getting it wrong.

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.

«Elections have consequences, and the consequences for our community have been dire, and if we do not change the balance of power, we question our ability to remain free in this country,» she said.

«When you say in your opinion, millions of illegal votes — that is something that is extremely fundamental to our functioning democracy, a fair and free election.»

That sort of attitude has been missing in this presidential election, in which a large portion of the American public has been encouraged to blame their financial struggles on free trade agreements like NAFTA.

«He's a strong voice for free trade,» Sands said in an interview before the election, adding that Portman may be a key voice for Canadian interests when Trump takes TPP back to the table.

Such so - called super PACs, which are free to take in and spend all the U.S. money they want, have helped drive election spending in the U.S. to a record high.

«What is at stake in this election... is whether France can still be a free nation,» Le Pen told supporters at her campaign launch rally.

More broadly, concerns about trade and its impact on workers figured large in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and in Britain's referendum vote to leave the European Union, a free - trade bloc.

The U.K. is currently providing # 91 million in aid to Zimbabwe for the 2017/18 financial year, including an additional # 5 million announced in February to support free and fair elections in the country.

Mnangagwa has promised a free and fair election in Zimbabwe in July, and has said that he will invite international observers to the event.

Among those who have criticized Putin in the past is 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who questioned whether Russia's 2011 elections were «free, fair, transparent» and called for a «full investigation» of the election's irregularities while she was Secretary of State.

But the biggest problem is a legal one: The U.S. courts are more protective of free speech than European courts, and in recent years have been hostile to election regulations, notably in the Citizens United decision of 2010.

As blame fell to Facebook for Trump's election, word of Facebook prototyping a censorship tool for operating in China escaped, triggering questions about its respect for human rights and free speech.

It is too early to say whether the election will result in the continuation of the grand coalition between the conservatives and the social democrats, a revival of the conservative - liberal coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP), or even a three - way coalition between the conservatives, the FDP, and the Green Party.

The week - long vote is open to all registered members (anyone with a dot - ca domain registration can become a registered member for free, but must have become a member before the start of the election in order to vote).

«I don't think there is any chance in the world this was a free and fair election,» Stewart said about the voting in Russia.

Learning of the recent meddling in a free U.S. election further demonstrates another concern we have of how they handle users» data — more than 25 million of which are Playboy fans — making it clear to us that we must leave the platform.»

Ontario's Liberal government says it plans to offer free child care for thousands of preschoolers across the province starting in 2020, a promise that comes as it faces a looming spring election.

The complaints, filed by Common Cause and Free Speech for People, a group that seeks to limit corporate money in politics, argue that AMI paid to bury the story of Trump's infidelity and thereby influence the presidential election.

An example of a democracy with a polity score of +10 is Sweden, which elects its parliament in free and open elections.

MILESTONES: BURMA By Thomas Clouse Suu kyi: Free at last Burma held its first election in two decades in early November.

And because they're tax - free at the federal level, they appeal to wealthy investors who seek to protect their capital against possibly - rising income taxes, depending on which presidential candidate wins the election in November.

Following the November 2016 election in the U.S., we saw a surge in risk sentiment, where assets with perceived credit risk gained and assets thought to be risk - free sold off, as investors rotated their portfolios (PC1).

The re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement continues to drag on, but with elections looming in Mexico and the United States, experts expect that a new sense of urgency should force a final agreement relatively soon.

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.

The report includes facts about lobbying spending that hit $ 2 billion in the last election cycle, and continues unabated, Wall Street executives in the Trump administration and regulatory agencies, tax cut windfalls for the finance industry, and a deregulatory free - for - all.

We have the Greens who have won a significant number of votes and the FDP [Free Democratic Party], which is a party that actually wasn't even in the parliament of the last election.

He could raise the GST, but the Prime Minister has ruled that out; he could fulfill an election commitment by undertaking a serious simplification of the income tax system, which could yield substantial revenues (about $ 3 to $ 5 billion), but he seems reluctant to do that; or, he could take the easy way out and simply cut his fiscal prudence in half and «miraculously» free up $ 3billion annually for his cabinet colleagues.

In White House meetings with members of Congress and motorcycle maker Harley - Davidson, Mr. Trump reiterated his key election promise to either revamp or do away with the 1994 free - trade deal between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

McDougal has sued to break free of a confidentiality agreement that was struck in the months before the 2016 election, for which she was paid $ 150,000.

The Catholic Church has helped frame this year's election by strenuously opposing a rule in President Obama's health care law that requires insurance companies to provide free contraception coverage to nearly all American employees, including those at Catholic colleges and hospitals.

The entire staff of CNN has been forced to convert to mormonism ahead of the election out of fear of what concentration camp they will go in for their belief in free speech if romney wins.

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 mediIn 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 mediin» and free stuff for everybody, maybe we should take a quick break from the narcoleptic snooze imposed on us by the mass media.

After almost ten years of North American maneuvering, the U.N. Committee on Decolonization declared the island a colonial territory (over the protest of the U.S. and most of the island's population — who argued that in 1953, when Puerto Rico became a so - called «commonwealth» as a result of a popular election, it ceased to be a colony and became instead a «free associated state»).

Democratic capitalism is characterized by a functioning, representative government — that is, it is governed by individuals who are chosen by the populace in free and fair elections and who are then able to freely legislate and enforce such laws and rules as they deem proper.

It clearly shows that in these marginal seats, the key battleground seats where the general election will be won and lost, voters are very concerned about threats to religious liberty and free speech.