I had mixed feelings
over the election in the US.
As a sitting President I presided
over an election in which I contested but lost.
According to local media, 66 out of the 73 elected lawmakers were certificated, leaving out seven who are facing legal challenges
over their election in the Oct. 10 general polls.
So powers
over elections in Wales should be in the hands of the Parliament.
On election violence in the country, Buhari said: «I agonised
over the elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Rivers states».
Not exact matches
In the election of an African - American president less than a half - century after the end of official racial segregation in much of the country, these Americans see the triumph of the values enshrined in the US Constitution over America's legacy of social, political, and economic prejudic
In the
election of an African - American president less than a half - century after the end of official racial segregation
in much of the country, these Americans see the triumph of the values enshrined in the US Constitution over America's legacy of social, political, and economic prejudic
in much of the country, these Americans see the triumph of the values enshrined
in the US Constitution over America's legacy of social, political, and economic prejudic
in the US Constitution
over America's legacy of social, political, and economic prejudice.
(One early sign: The Republican House win
in the Florida special
election in March was due
in part to concerns
over the health care law.)
Also, as data was only collected
over a few months, it's unclear whether this was a one time «pop»
in aggressiveness that resulted from study subjects being worked up about the
election, or whether the change
in negotiating tactics will hold steady.
May 2 (Reuters)- Cambridge Analytica, the firm embroiled
in a controversy
over its handling of Facebook Inc user data, and its British parent SCL
Elections Ltd, are shutting down immediately after suffering a sharp drop
in business, the company said on Wednesday.
To be sure, Trump's tone and overall demeanor does seem to have contributed a great deal to his success
in the GOP primary — he is the party's presumptive nominee — though it remains to be seen if that success will carry
over into a general
election.
Over one - third of respondents (34.98 %) said they would «give up the right to vote
in all
elections for life» just to secure an extra 10 %
in pay, while 9 % said they would «give up their child's or future child's right to vote» for the rest of their lives.
Current controversies
over «fake news,» Russian interference
in the
election, and bias
in online news all underscore the fact that Google and Facebook have replaced traditional media
in providing many people the information they need to be effective citizens.
And it's a shift
in the Liberals» approach to economic policy, which had become encumbered
over the past decade by vacuous buzzwords like «champion sectors» and «innovation gateways» (Both found on a single - page
in the 2011
election platform).
Cambridge Analytica, the firm embroiled
in a controversy
over its handling of Facebook Inc user data, and its British parent SCL
Elections Ltd, are shutting down immediately after suffering a sharp drop
in business, the company said on Wednesday.
The Justice Department (DOJ) took Edwards all the way to trial
over payments some supporters made to his mistress, Rielle Hunter,
in the lead - up to the 2008
election cycle.
In the last
election, business leaders chose Stephen Harper
over Michael Ignatieff by a margin of three - to - one, according to a Compas poll at the time.
But Trump's upset victory
over Democrat Hillary Clinton
in the Nov. 8 presidential
election has cast doubt on the future of a federal tax break for renewable energy seen critical to the industry's continued growth.
When the club's founder, Mark Adler, won his Toronto riding
in the 2011 general
election, he asked Traill to take
over.
A regional
election in Sicily
over the weekend could lift the party of former Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi, as the country gears up for a national vote next year.
Meanwhile, the conservative candidate
in the French presidential
election, Francois Fillon, has been involved
in fresh allegations
over an undeclared 50,000 euros ($ 52,700) loan.
The French CAC 40 ended the trading week
over 4.2 percent higher on the back of centrist presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron's first round victory
in the French
election.
New
elections in Greece would not only mean further instability to the southern economy as it would also increase widespread concerns
over the stability of the European Union.
President - elect Trump exulted
in his surprise victory
over Democrat Hillary Clinton, mocking critics who said before the
election that polls showed he had no path to the White House.
The chief finance minister for the euro zone intends to keep going
in his current role until the new year, despite a Dutch
election in March that cast a major shadow
over his presidency.
European bourses closed lower on Tuesday amid investor concerns
over the likelihood of a potential snap
election in Italy.
As
in the 2015 regional
election, the next ballot is likely to be framed as a plebiscite vote
over independence, with the ruling «Together For Yes» coalition likely to stick together.
Trump's
election has led to a veritable surge
in Obamacare signups as uncertainty reins
over the health law's future.
Zuckerberg says all Facebook ad changes should be complete months before the 2018
elections, as well as for upcoming
elections over the next year
in India, Pakistan, Mexico and Brazil.
«The electoral advantages of anti-immigrant politics will only shrink
over time, suggesting that Republicans should at some point — perhaps before the next presidential
election — begin to embrace comprehensive immigration reform,» says Mark Price, a labor economist at the Keystone Research Center, a nonpartisan economic policy think tank
in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Nevertheless, Petersen thinks his unique style and grassroots campaign are an advantage
in an upcoming
election cycle that has already seen incumbents ousted, such Roy Moore's upset
over Luther Strange
in the primary for Alabama's special Senate
election.
That makes the Trump Bump, for now, the largest post-
election gain
in percentage terms by the Dow index
over that time frame — at least going as far back as the Hoover Mover, when stocks rose 3.6 % following Hubert Hoover's
election.
But bringing Latino voters into the Republican fold
in a general
election will be no small feat, and the fight
over them here shows just how important that bloc is to Romney and Gingrich.
Following the 2008
election, President Obama's inaugural committee accepted
over $ 54 million
in donations.
And yet
over a year since the
election meddling took place, little has been done to counter efforts by Russia to intervene
in future
elections that are already underway.
After declaring victory
over the recession
in 2010, Harper set a path to balance the budget
in time for the 2015
election.
Facebook (fb) said it plans on Monday to turn
over to the U.S. Congress copies of some 3,000 ads that the social network says were bought on Facebook likely by people
in Russia
in the months before and after the 2016 U.S.
election.
About 10 million people
in the U.S. reportedly saw at least one Facebook ad promoted by agents linked to Moscow
over the course two years before and after the 2016 presidential
election.
This year's F8 comes amid backlash against Facebook
over user privacy and
election meddling, following the Cambridge Analytica scandal,
in which data from up to 87 million users was inappropriately obtained by a third party.
And if Republicans block expansion even under a popular governor willing to work with them on the terms, then Democrats can use the issue to beat Virginia Republicans
over the head again
in the 2019
election.
They also explain why, despite protectionism punching above its weight as an issue
in presidential
elections, there has been little movement on the issue
in Congress
over the years.
FILE -
In this Nov. 8, 2016 file photo, Zena Stephens, is surrounded by supporters while celebrating her election win over Republican Ray Beck for sheriff in Beaumont, Texas on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 201
In this Nov. 8, 2016 file photo, Zena Stephens, is surrounded by supporters while celebrating her
election win
over Republican Ray Beck for sheriff
in Beaumont, Texas on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 201
in Beaumont, Texas on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.
«The party is united around our economic strategy, united around our education ideas, united around our NHS strategy, united around the inequality and injustice that exists
in Britain, and now that this
election is
over, the party has an opportunity to come together and get that message out.
Bollore fell 6 percent after French police questioned billionaire Vincent Bollore
over allegations his group worked on the
election campaigns of presidential candidates
in two African countries
in return for lucrative port contracts.
Administration officials said Flynn had not discussed sanctions that had been imposed on Russia
in part
over election meddling.
Violence has escalated
in the highlands, where gas is produced for the LNG project, due to anger among locals
over the nation's
election process earlier this year and disputes
over royalties from the PNG LNG project, an observer said.
Thirteen of the deals
in the past year were
over $ 10 billion, also the most of a modern president's first year since
election.
Recently former president Fernando de la Rúa was charged with bribing senators
in the 2000
election and current president Cristina Kirchner has faced harsh public criticism
over rampant corruption as well.
PARIS, April 24 (Reuters)- French police questioned billionaire Vincent Bollore on Tuesday
over allegations his Groupe Bollore worked on the
election campaigns of presidential candidates
in Africa
in return for lucrative port contracts.
The debate
over high drug prices has been a red hot topic here and inspired a lot of anger and legislative threats, especially
in the midst of the 2016
election cycle.
The wave of demonstrations, that kicked off
in second city Mashhad on December 28 and quickly spread, is the biggest
in the tightly controlled country since unrest
over a disputed
election in 2009.