Sentences with phrase «of free elections»

The Anne Frank House organised a full - day programme for school students on the theme of free elections.

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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.

Premier Clark spent the election campaign expounding her dream of a debt - free B.C. fueled by resource - driven economic growth.

Pipelines took central stage at home, while protectionism came back into play abroad, with the election of Donald Trump heralding a new phase for free trade

«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.

During the election, Trump scored points with an array of working - class voters by saying he would renegotiate trade deals, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, which the president has said favored other countries over the U.S.

A flawed democracy is a country with free elections but weighed down by weak governance, an underdeveloped political culture and low levels of political participation, according to the EIU.

«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.

However, he said, more clarity was needed on how Washington will force the implementation of the political process and how it «will force the Assad regime into accepting a political settlement that leads to establishing a safe and neutral environment that leads to a transition through free and fair elections.»

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.

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).

The White House said Pence would use his address to the Organization of American States to call on nations to increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to address the country's humanitarian crisis, release political prisoners and hold free and fair elections.

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.

Ottawa — On the cusp of Thursday's federal election debate on the economy, the Trade Justice Network, (www.tradejustice.ca), a coalition of Canadian unions, environmental groups and citizens» groups, is calling on federal leaders to mandate the Parliamentary Budget Officer to do real fact - based analysis before they sign «free trade» deals that are destructive to Canadian -LSB-...]

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.

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

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.

With their support for a free public option, the BC Greens have laid out one of the most ambitious childcare strategies so far this 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.

Some argue using a permission blockchain would help as it would only allow a few people to fully access the records, but the possibility of having a government official (or just the regular public) know how an individual vote goes against the premise of free and fair elections.

If the Greek elections fail to convince investors that Greece is prepared for austerity measures — or, worse, set the stage for Greece to abandon the euro — expect the eurozone's currency to go into something of a free fall.

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.

Hardly an election at any level is free of calls for improving our schools, and presidential candidates avoid the topic at their peril.

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 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»).

But the Jacob stories emphasize a central point of interpretation: Israel's election is understood not as merited or earned, but as the free choice of Yahweh, for reasons known only to himself.

The first line of defense against tyranny is free elections and a free press, not Saturday night specials.

If by law or regulation stations could be required to provide time regularly to members of Congress, on the basis that it is the right of all citizens to have an opportunity to see and hear their chosen representatives, and if a similar requirement were to insure free access to all congressional candidates during elections — only then can the knot be severed.

And free discussion is, for Rorty, «simply [my italics] the sort which goes on when the press, the judiciary, the elections, and the universities are free, social mobility is frequent and rapid, literacy is universal, higher education is common, and peace and wealth have made possible the leisure necessary to listen to lots of different people and think about what they have to say» (CIS 84).

The Calvinists on the other hand have their particular bias, precedence, of man having no inherent - free - will capacity to accept or reject God's call / drawing, commands, instructions, teachings, promises and gifts that they interpret John 6:25 - 71 with — which interpretation is consistent with their precedence and consistent with their ideas of unconditional election and irresistible grace.

«The election comes at a time of unprecedented popularity in Russia for the church» reports Radio Free Europe.

But wherever regular elections and a free press force rulers to listen to their people, governments have always performed the relatively easy task of preventing widespread famine.

The guarantors of freedom and equality, we were once led to believe, are economic and political dogmas such as laissez - faire, the free market, free enterprise, checks and balances, and free choice through elections.

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

For example, business leaders in the aftermath of the popular protests that challenged U.S. involvement in Vietnam complained about too much democracy in the United States.6 In a similar way, free elections are held up by U.S. leaders as essential for democracy unless political parties opposed to U.S. interests win.