Sentences with phrase «says elections in the country»

Otumfuo says elections in the country have over the years been characterized by chaos because police, who are mandated to maintain peace and order failed to apply sanctions against perpetrators of such violation.

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Brinkema referred to interviews the president gave before he was a candidate and after he won the election, saying Christians from majority - Muslim countries would be given priority entry into the US and declaring that there was «a Muslim problem» in the US.

«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.

Clinton herself said in her acceptance speech that the election represented a «moment of reckoning» for the country.

«We are watching very carefully the election campaign in this country,» Kislyak said Tuesday at a discussion of bilateral affairs at Johns Hopkins University's campus in Washington.

«I would submit to the Democrats across the country we are going to be compromised in trying to win the election in 2016 if our nominee supported the war in Iraq,» Chafee said, as reported by CNN on Thursday.

«I never said Russia did not meddle in the election, I said «it may be Russia, or China or another country or group, or it may be a 400 pound genius sitting in bed and playing with his computer,»» Trump tweeted early Sunday morning.

But its housing market and banking system have stabilized, says Stephen Peak of Henderson Global Investors, and June election results eased fears that the country might flee the EU in a «Spexit.»

France's Finance Minister Michel Sapin has said that he wants the newly - elected President Emmanuel Macron to succeed and win a majority in the country's upcoming parliamentary election, though he insisted a cohabitation government would not hamper the country's prospects.

In his first interview since Macron was elected, the outgoing Finance Minister said that Macron could achieve a majority despite stiff competition from right - wing politicians when the country goes to the polls once again for its parliamentary elections on June 11 and 18.

All of which is to say that, for the next one and a half years until the next provincial election, you can expect the noisiest chirping in the country to emanate from Alberta — much of it from the next opposition leader's Facebook and Twitter accounts.

For sure, Mr. Moore would be on surer footing here if the Conservative Party of Canada hadn't pleaded guilty to violating election spending limits in 2008 and if the Harper government wasn't the only government in this country's history to have been found in contempt of Parliament and if the RCMP wasn't said to be presently investigating Mr. Harper's former chief of staff and and if two Conservative MPs weren't presently in court with Elections Canada and if the Prime Minister hadn't left for Peru without facing the House on the first day that Parliament was in session after the deal between Mr. Wright and Mr. Duffy was revealed and if the Prime Minister hadn't fail to show up in the House on the following Monday and if Mr. Duffy hadn't remained a Conservative senator for awhile despite having apparently claimed a housing allowance he shouldn't have.

«Small business is a major force in the U.S. economy, and business regulations and taxes are always a hot issue during elections — it's no surprise with nearly 28 million small business in this country,» said Swanciger.

IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday that he was open to the idea of launching an inquiry into whether Facebook had unfairly influenced elections in the country.

The former State Department diplomat who oversaw U.S. government sanctions policy said he was «extremely» frustrated when the Obama administration issued «weak» and «frankly inadequate» sanctions against Russia in December 2016 in response to that country's campaign to disrupt the U.S. presidential election.

The statement from Mr. Clapper and the Department of Homeland Security, which is primarily responsible for defending the country against sophisticated cyberattacks, said the intelligence agencies were less certain who was responsible for «scanning and probing» online election rolls in states around the country.

«Having just come through a divisive national election, I am urging pastors across this country to lead their congregations in praying daily for our president, Barack Obama... for wisdom, Divine guidance, and that God would accomplish His will and purposes,» Graham said in a statement.

«Having just come through a divisive national election, I am urging pastors across this country to lead their congregations in praying daily for our president, Barack Obama,» Graham said.

You also make the fantastic point that during the muslim elections every year all muslims should have a say in a specific countries elections.

Catherine Ogolla, CAFOD's Country Representative, based in Nairobi said: «The Kenyan people need a sustained commitment to peace, democracy and good governance which can only be achieved through peaceful and transparent elections.

Needless to say, this election cycle has produced a heavy amount of angst in our country.

Deputy General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho says the Supreme Court should be allowed to run elections in the country.

«We have won the elections through your prayer and support and it is appropriate that I come back to thank you and also to ask for your prayer in the governance of the country because the task before us is Herculean and we have promised to achieve a lot for this country,» he said.

«During the election campaign I extended an invitation to everyone in this country to join the government of Britain,» the prime minister said.

«I am worried about the future of our country with foreign influence in our elections — it goes to the very wellspring of our democracy,» Schumer said in a statement.

It's about being on the doorstep, speaking to your family, friends and neighbours, fellow Londoners, fellow citizens in the country, saying the next election matters, this is why I think you should vote for Labour.

As none of these policies were put to voters before the election, this could well be the year that the country starts to say «no» to government in a way that they have not since middle Britain made a previous Conservative government abolish the poll tax.

«We don't know what we'll find but if Russia or any other foreign country is meddling in our elections, we would have to take very severe sanctions against them,» Schumer said.

«There is a long - standing, well - established tradition in elections across the country of candidates releasing their tax returns to the public,» said Jacobs, a former statewide party chairman, to be released widely on Wednesday.

Regarding our involment in election management from 2011 up till the generals election of 2015, l would say that, despite the apolcalytic projections either about the elections or about the country going under on account of some devisive issues, the successful transition of Nigeria from same - party democratic consolidation to opposition party democratic consolidation, which is not very common, especially in our continent, is indicative of progress and we should congratulate ourselves as a people and a country.

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.

«What we in NDC do is always talk to people to canvass for their votes rather than plan to rig the election... the people of this country have said that they want a party that's progressive and have the young at heart and also, do what's right», he stated.

Beyond a few places where obviously the card reader was by - passed as evidenced in the kind of figures shown as indicated in our reports of the 2015 elections, if we examine critically the credible margin of election results, figures from recent elections and the more recent ones in Kogi and Bayelsa, from those declared, showing a reasonable and realistic reflection of voter turn - out, which are credible, dignified figures, we can say hopefully today that the era of invidious moon - slide and landslide bogus election results are fast becoming a thing of the past in this country.

Sopel, currently gearing up for one of the tightest election nights in US history, said: «Has there even been a crazier, more bizarre, unsettling and fascinating time to be in this country that we think we know so well?

«I think that it does reflect a lot of what we've been hearing across the country — that there are many people who are adamantly opposed to this present administration and to a President Trump presidency, and they are engaged and they are organizing and expressing their opinion as you see in these special elections as well as what we see across the country,» he said.

So on whether if at future election and if APC my party would fly I would say yes, only an insane, short sighted and corrupt Nigerians would vote for PDP again in this country, never and God forbid.PDP is a dead party.

In a remarkable message sent to readers, Evans said he was taking «the unprecedented step of sending you the Telegraph's leading article,» because he believed the election was a «watershed moment» for the the country.

Russia is already meddling in the midterm elections this year, the top American intelligence officials said, warning that Moscow is using a digital strategy to worsen the country's political and social divisions.

Why not say what is true - reforming local candidate selection is fine, but does nothing to address the question of how and whether voters influence who gets to govern the country in a General Election.

The Nigeria Police Force says it is determined to ensure violence free and credible elections across the Country in the fourth coming 2019 General Election.

«If Mourdock wins this primary and then wins in the fall, I think you're going to see this kind of sequence repeated in future election cycles all over the country,» he says.

She said there are 11,000 women running for office across the country in Tuesday's elections.

The National Media Commission says it is concerned about the peace and stability of the country and the role of the media, especially in this election year.

«Second elections are vital to consolidate democratic peace gains in the country, complete a full electoral cycle and strengthen democratic institutions», says Thierry Vircoulon, the International Crisis Group's Africa Director, calling them the «ultimate test» for the DR Congo (cf ICG 2011).

It's a shared responsibility and in my administration, I know that the chiefs of this country play a critical role in ensuring that the election results are accepted by all,» Mr Kudalor said.

Manhattan Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, who sits on the Assembly's Election Law Committee, said Trump's comments are discouraging in light of the fact that there are federal courts across the country with judges appointed by Republicans and Democrats saying that states» voter laws are unconstitutional because they target people based on their race and ethnicity.

«As we continue to bring the clear choice of this election into focus for the American people over the final weeks, our supporters and volunteers across the country are responding with action in their neighborhoods to make sure the president has four more years to keep moving America forward,» said Obama campaign spokesman Adam Fetcher.

(Recently Nix said, «We did not work with Russia in this election, and moreover we would never work with a third - party state actor in another country's campaign.»)

The BNI says it picked up the two following the comments because of the current volatile security situation in the country as the country approaches 2016 general elections.