Sentences with phrase «including election rigging»

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Before the 2016 election, Mr Martin Amidu levelled so many allegations against former President Mahama, the NDC and the Chairperson of the electoral commission including planned vote rigging, corruption etc..

Since then, he has won a series of controversial elections that critics claim he rigged, including one in 2008 which he lost to now Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, sparking political violence that human rights groups say claimed over 200 lives.

The charges levied Thursday by Bharara include bribery, bid - rigging and facilitating a pay - to - play scheme in order to ensure that desired contractors - specifically those who have made large cash contributions to the Governor's election campaign - were awarded contracts.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it has intercepted a leaked recording that proves that some leading members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), including Mike Oquaye and Lord Commey, attempted to connive with some Election officers to rig the upcoming polls.

Besides Newell and Gigi Li, candidates in September will likely include: Yuh - Line Niou, who ran on the Working Families Party line in the April special election; Jenifer Rajkumar, a district leader and attorney; local businessman Don Lee; Lower East Side resident Christopher Marte.; and John Bal, a contender who dropped out of the special election citing a rigged process to select Silver's successor.

The divisive narrative used in this campaign by President - Elect Donald Trump included appeals to bigotry and suggestions that the political process was corrupt, that the elections might be rigged, that the media is biased, or that politicians are corrupt.