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What I expect to happen is that the US will be very cautious in pushing for elections as soon as possible and particularly national level elections because it was quite clear that if democracy calls, the Islamists answer.

There are many weapons that have been distributed to civilians and there are factions who don't want to lose power and who'd do anything including inciting ethnic violence to stop the electoral process. The only way to ensure stability during the elections is to actually have troops on the ground.

We call upon the government to disavow the statements made by the military to ensure that elections are free and fair.

We ought to have more people who believe in constitutionally limited government. We have to have more people come to Congress with that mindset. I think we can make this a better place, if, when elections happen, we support candidates who share that philosophy.

We are working on an electoral alliance but will not contest elections under one umbrella.

We congratulate Mr. Preval on his victory and we look forward to working with the new government to help the Haitian people build a better future for themselves. Our understanding is that the results of these elections respect Haitian laws and regulation.

We can't allow a group or a handful of armed groups or militias to threaten the holding of elections in a fair and free environment. We can't allow them to hijack the electoral process.

We have been pigeonholed as a single-issue party but we have policies across the board and in our last few elections we have been really spelling that out,

When my party won the elections convincingly on February 18th, 2008, we immediately reached out to other parties to form broad-based coalitions of national unity in the National Assembly and in the four provincial assemblies.

We will continue to work so that it does not run in the elections,

We would make every effort not to help them (the Palestinian Authority). I don't think they can hold elections without our help.

We would have had to hold new elections and Haider would have won them.

We thought it would be close. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine it would be this close, ... I have the greatest confidence in the independently elected bipartisan group of county supervisors of elections that exist all across our state.

We're not putting any stock in any polls right now. The only poll that matters is the one on Election Day.

Why should they stick to a Western timetable? Why hit the elections when they can hit any time they want?

We've come to ask for the court's help because the elections were unlawful.

We also hope the media will also represent a kind of monitoring over these elections.

We are so happy with this election festival.

There are risks of attempts to disrupt the elections by people linked to organized crime who do not want stability.

The question of who will win the elections has already been decided. The test now is whether we will be strong enough to do what we want and for this we need as many seats as possible.

We have set this goal: to win the election.

The participation of many observers allows a more objective evaluation of the elections, from various points of view.

The only thing we learn from a new election is we learned nothing from the old

There are lots of people who say they want to do it and say they are willing to do it, not understanding the elections process and technology process. That's our biggest concern; it's how do we get there? Right now, the truth is, we don't have enough answers.

There are indictments, there are charges, there are stories. There's a pay-to-play culture. When elections are about big things, big things can happen.

When you look at everything that is happening, I am sure, I have no doubt, this is out to crush the party and him personally, at least until the elections are over.

We need to dig deep and give people a reason to be optimistic just as Obama is doing in America. Because in the same way that outcome of the U.S. elections will change the course of events there and around the world, so too do politics here in Britain.

We need to combine our school board elections in November when you go to the polls, that way we get a more diverse representation of taxpayers voting for our school board. We need a school board in there who wants what the taxpayers want.

When we took part in the elections we honestly expected to win but we did not expect to win by so much.

We will make every effort to ensure that Ariel Sharon will fall in the coming elections,

We will hold legislative elections in November which will complete the experience of the presidential election, ... pursue democratization and economic liberalization.

The President of the Republic will carry on guaranteeing the continuity of the state ... until elections are held,

There have always been abnormalities in elections including in my own country, the United States. My hope is opposition party members would take their seats in parliament and ensure that voters' interests are represented,

Finally the elections took place and they are good elections of which all Haitians can be proud.

The government in Islamabad must ensure that these elections are open, free and fair.

The good news is that the risk perception is sinking, and attitudes are rising as the current economic and political situation overshadow the past. The future of the market depends on where the economy goes and how the 2008 presidential elections go, and how these factors are seen by investors.

The government waited until the elections were over and most of the foreign press and observers had gone to kick out one of the few resident foreign journalists.

We've been preparing for the elections for some time so we're glad the wait is finally over.

We see that this is about more than just South Dakota. It's about the country. The bottom line in all of it is elections matter.

We need to restore the people's confidence in the party to win the year-end elections. We need to be prepared to govern again,

Yes, the president is softening his pre-election hard line but I think it is still not enough to revive the peace process.

You cannot say that the elections were really democratic. There was a lot of fraud and cheating.

Tony Blair barely escaped this year, and now George W. Bush, if elections were to be held today, would be in a serious challenge as well.

We all agree that Jerusalem should be included in the elections. If it is not included, all the factions agree there should be no elections.

We're stuck in this narrow range until after the election.

We all know that I would have preferred an election by now. We didn't have one,

The reasons for the special election and the reasons for the specific proposals the governor is endorsing are not something that are energizing the public right now or generating a lot of support.

There is no immediate rush for a special election.

We had a great voter turn out with the election that passed with an overwhelming ok. We got involved for all the right reasons.

We had to date never seen such cheating, such an influx of corporate money into our state elections process,

This visit underscores the United States' support for timely democratic elections in Haiti in January and solidarity with Haiti's continuing process of political transition and economic reform." ()

What really matters is who wins presidential elections.

What is frustrating people, me included, is that democratic action affects elections but what we get then from political leaders is greenwash.

We have about 13 to 14 rebel candidates contesting the elections either as independents or on tickets offered by other parties.

We cannot withdraw forces until elections in Jammu and Kashmir are over and after that it depends on the situation. We have security forces along the borders and they will remain there until October.

We cannot hold elections anywhere if the Palestinians in Jerusalem are not allowed to vote. But if we don't succeed, this will mean there will be no elections. For us, Jerusalem is more important than any other thing.

We want to go for the elections but it will be rather difficult because it will be hard to convince people about the benefits from the political process,

You may have not taken into consideration the issue of elections, or some of you may have believed that I am going to delay the elections.

The president is always somewhere on the horizon in any midterm election, and in this one it might very well be more than the usual referendum on the president. Bush could be a heavy shadow in this election.

What the judge basically told us to do was move forward with the elections under the current regime.

We've reached a point where the balance now is tilting toward holding the elections. There's less likely to be violence in Haiti's future if they hold elections than if they don't.

We have to face the hard reality that the elections cannot be held on January 8th and that the necessary corrections should be made to ensure the holding of a credible vote.

We will take stock of our next steps after the Israeli elections and intend to have a further meeting as soon as the Palestinian delegates are allowed to travel,

We will submit this motion (to dissolve parliament) shortly so that elections could take place before the Pope's visit to Poland (on May 25-28).

We will not allow the seizure of power under the guise of of presidential elections.

We will not allow Hamas to take part in the elections.

The public is jaded. They think that on the eve of the elections (Netanyahu) is doing things just to capture headlines.

We feel we are covered by those elections and so does the Pennsylvania Department of State.

We don't think these elections will give the country what it needs. We don't want to be a part of it.

We saw three successful elections last year... In that success of those elections, you can see the gravitational pole working on the Sunni Arab population pulling them into the political process.

To win in this country these days you have got to campaign down to a thirteen year-old's level of mental development .

This office is required to validate the signatures of Texans who sign a petition for an independent candidate, and given the fact there are multiple individuals vying for a spot on the ballot as an independent, verifying every signature is the surest way to protect the integrity of our elections and confirm the validity of a candidate's name on the ballot.

We should be prepared for elections and carry out whatever is possible to implement,

We think that this election is not legal or legitimate.

There have been problems with most Student Government elections. To this point, it's been handled internally.

We are taking a medium to longer term view rather than pulling out immediately after elections.

Even if we don't win elections, we are talking policy.

Even though there are many hardships, the fact that Iraqis continue to vote in large numbers and are preparing for free and fair elections is indeed inspirational,

Even in countries that have thrown out presidents, almost every one of them has gone back to elections as the only way to choose new leadership. There's just no other way to do that now. That makes Latin America different.

blatant partisanship to use the Elections Division to their advantage.

Bill McBride is the Democratic nominee for the governor of the state of Florida, and I congratulate him, ... I urge everybody to support him, because I think this is going to be one of the most critical elections in Florida's history.

As the state's chief elections officer, Secretary Williams will continue to apply Texas law to all candidates in an even manner, and will not grant special treatment to any candidate.

As soon as it became clear that the existing political framework was falling apart, I came to the conclusion that the best thing for the country is to hold new elections as soon as possible.

At some point they figured out that you can win elections with a pro-European policy because the voters hope this will improve their lives.

At this point, one day after the elections I'm reluctant to be drawn into a discussion of specific measures, specific actions when we're at such, frankly, a beginning stage in all this.

At the first hint of a stalemate in the Senate and the House, Congress may try to pass the elections first and delay this to 2007.

Counties are grateful that the State Board of Elections listened to our concerns, and we appreciate the efforts of Gov. Mike Easley and his office to help resolve this situation.

Election years are not great years, generally speaking. You notice a little drop in lobbying business before the midterm elections and you notice a bigger drop-off every four years, in presidential election years.

Elections without any opposition and with low turnout aren't good for anyone, not least the government, which should evaluate the anti-democratic impact.

Elections will occur in Iraq on time in January,

Elections in India are not contests between personalities. They are ultimately battles involving political parties; promises and pledges that political parties make; the vision and programmes that political parties bring to the table. So although, Modi's style is 'I, me, myself,' I don't think 2014 elections as a Modi versus Rahul contest.

Elections have consequences, and one of them is the winners get to pick the justices.

Elections have been done in some places, and we deal with that in a positive way. For places which have not held their primaries, we will find a suitable solution.

Elections are the only way civilized countries can express themselves.

Elections are only passing events in a far more complex and ongoing process. It is clear from these results that although the ANC will still be the largest party in South Africa, in absolute terms, its supports continues to decline in election after election.

Elections aren't structured in a way that gives shareholders a voice. The big theme is to hold boards and directors more accountable.

Elections are clearly not the whole solution. But you can't get a legitimate government that can begin to deal with Haiti's problems and build something out of this failed state without them.

Elections are an essential step in the building of a democratic Palestinian state, in the perspective of the two state solution. They are an important milestone in the implementation of Palestinian roadmap obligations.

Elections are about choices. Women understand the word 'choice' because that is something that is absolutely essential and needs to be defended.

Early voting got off to a slow start last week, but it has steadily picked up. The elections office wants to encourage every registered voter to get out and vote.