Sentences with phrase «through free and fair elections»

Is the head of government or other chief national authority elected through free and fair elections?

According to political scientist Larry Diamond, democracy consists of four key elements: (a) A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections; (b) The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life; (c) Protection of the human rights of all citizens, and (d) A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens

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.»

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At our state conference last month, we overwhelmingly passed resolutions supporting guaranteed healthcare as a human right, free public education from pre-K through college or trade school, a living wage and fair compensation for all, investments in environmental protection and renewable energy, restoration of voting rights to former felons, public financing of elections to eradicate the corrupting influence of big money in politics, and other policies that serve the people.

Comrade Aremu said only INEC has the responsibility to organize a cost effective, transparent, free and fair elections adding that National Assembly could only make laws to strengthen institutions not to run them through what he called «self - serving serial amendments».

According to the Chairman, elections are generally resource consuming: time, energy and of course funds and it is only through the budget that INEC can discharge its mandate of conducting free, fair and credible elections.

The last election that was conducted in Akwa Ibom State and contested in court was free and fair and Mr. Udom Emmanuel through the PDP won convincingly.

When contacted, the media aide to Gbajabiamila, Mr. Olanrewaju Smart, said the party's candidate in the forthcoming election would emerge through a free and fair primary election.

In a statement signed by Mr. Reuben Abati, Special advicer on media and publicity to the president, Jonathan also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, its personnel and the nation's security services for ensuring that the elections were free and fair in keeping with his administration's commitment to continually strengthen democracy in Nigeria through the establishment of a more credible electoral system.

According to them, modern democratic systems meet four basic criteria: 1) executive and legislatures are chosen through open, free, and fair elections; 2) universal suffrage; 3) protection of political rights and civil liberties; and 4) elected authorities possess real authority to govern (not subject to tutelary control by another unelected group).

Through the «pledge» let us renew our commitment to the cause of free, fair, peaceful and participative elections,» Rawat had said in a statement on January 25.

In a press conference Wednesday, he added that any attempt «to covertly or overtly influence free and fair elections through means that are undesirable» will «neither be appreciated nor permitted», and would attract charges under the IT Act.