general election

Voters are likely to turn out in large numbers for a general election scheduled for January 16th.

The result of the general election shows that the South African constitutional system has its sound ground.

Once qualified, minor party candidates are placed directly on the General Election ballot and do not appear on primary ballots.

All this should have made for a more compelling race than the slog thathas dragged on since the general election in May.

As you know, the General Election left no party able to command a majority in the House of Commons.

His Congress party said he would still lead it into a general election due by May.

A general Election must be held every five years and is often held at more frequent intervals.

Another would remove a requirement that parties must contest at least three seats at the general election (which the NLD boycotted).

But public opinion here on the general election to be able to make political stability, remains cautious wait and see attitude.

When Winston Churchill was defeated in the 1945 general election, his wife, Clementine, told him it was "a blessing in disguise" .

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is eating up to 9 bananas a day as he tries to shape up for the General Election, an insider revealed.

It has been a generation since the British electorate delivered such an inconclusive result at a general election.

IN HIS campaign for the general election on August 21st, Tony Abbott, the opposition leader, has run into a problem with women.

To ordinary people the absence of a central authority since October's general election is not always noticeable.

The Democratic Party used its new power to frustrate Mr. Fukuda's government, with the aim of forcing him to call a general election.

WITH a general election just a few months away, the class-war trumpets are sounding loud and clear in Britain.

Trying to win the General Election, the Conservatives want to get their policy back on the rails.

He wants to cut the deficit at least as quickly as Labour intended before the general election (ie, to halve it in four years).

Campaigning for the general election in Pakistan to be held on February 18th continued to be scarred by violence.

The general election he is likely to call cannot legally be held for a minimum of two months; it will probably not happen before mid-June.

For more than a decade, espousing that view seemed to be required of any party that wanted to win a general election.

But the party's place in British politics has changed out of all recognition since the general election in 2005.

Getting young people off benefit and into work was one of the party's five main pledges in the 1997 general election.

If the Tories win the impending general election, he said, there will not be a plebiscite of any kind on Europe.

Expectations of him were possibly too high when he won his first of three general election victories in 1997, he said.

The meeting is expected to concentrate on finals preparations ahead of the announcement of a date for a general election.

They'll have 12 months before they have to call the general election, but they'll face pressure to seek a new electoral mandate much sooner.

All this should provide fodder for the opposition in the run-up to a general election on June 12th.

Investors have bid up Indian shares since the ruling coalition, the United Progressive Alliance, won the general election in May.

The law-and-order clampdown that was at the heart of his victory in last April's general election is in trouble on two fronts.

And then, in the general election, Kerry kept repeating the word strength rather than demonstrating it.

An al-Qaeda or Baathist group was suspected of trying to destabilize Iraq in the run-up to a general election expected in early March.

Two years after making historic gains in a general election, the opposition is going through a bit of a wobble.

When Labour won the General Election in 1997 I thought it was the best thing that could have happened to the UK.

Tony Blair yesterday gave a fresh hint that he is ready to quit soon after the general election.

In such a system, a Republican and a Democrat might face off in the general election, or two Republicans or two Democrats.

These questions seem to me to be far more urgent than before any general election since 1979, when Margaret Thatcher came to power.

Primary elections are held prior to a general election to determine party candidates for the general election.

Put together, all that makes the general election of 2010 inconveniently unanalogous to any other.

Mr Griffin talks about seriously contesting "at least a dozen" seats at the next general election.

It was to be given to the Secretary of State in March 2010, but was delayed until after the general election.

You have helped us kick-off the general election on the strongest footing of any presidential challenger ever.

But none of these crucial decisions will be made until Britain has a new government after the general election.

If the voter does not register with a party he or she cannot vote in the primary but can vote in the general election.

As India's politicians gear up for a general election, competitive populism is the only game in town.

It was generally anticipated that Fortuyn could have achieved a major breakthrough in the general election to enter the mainstream politics.

Mr. Purnell added: 'Calling on you to stand aside to give our party a fighting chance of winning' in the next general election.

There was speculation that he might call a snap general election, though one does not have to be held until September 2009.

With the first of those scarcely five months away, and the general election only nine months after that, they have no time for leisure.

Abhisit therefore accept the "Bangkok Post" interview, said he hoped the first half of the dissolution of Parliament, a general election.

Barnes says some Republicans now believe Obama would be a weaker opponent than Clinton in the general election.

AS THE general election draws closer, a crucial dividing line between the ruling Labour Party and the Conservatives is becoming blurred.

But many Republican strategists believe Wright will be a liability for Obama if he faces McCain in the general election.

With rare exception, victory in a primary election results in a candidate being nominated by that political party for the general election.

Palin said she was proud to accept the invitation to run alongside John McCain in the general election in November.

Primary elections will continue across the country. The general election is in November.

But fully 71% said they would still vote for the ANC, up from an impressive 66% in the general election a year ago.

"I look forward to your support in the general election, " she told him.

But at the heart of the next general election will be hard choices, for whoever wins.

Whitman, however, has spent the summer aggressively fundraising for her general election race against Brown.

At a congress of the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, he graciously agreed to head its party list at the general election in December.

Once the primary elections or conventions conclude, the general election is held to determine who will be elected to hold office.

The party won 13% of the vote, up from 8% at the general election, and took the governorships of two northern regions, Veneto and Piedmont.

If Mr Kan cannot manage this, it would be better to call a snap general election.

DURING the general-election campaign of 1997 Peter Mandelson made a public appearance with a bulldog.

The newspapers forecast that the Democrats would be totally beaten in the general election came true.

But relations between the two men are more strained than at any time since the last general election, in 2008.

But locals loth to let foreigners make profits have forced a delay until after the general election due in January.

The only really dark moment of the general election was purely personal.

In the general election, voters make the final determination from among the party candidates listed on the ballot.

An Obama-Hillary ticket might tickle party regulars, but it would be a big fat minus in the general election.

Yet his rivals in the DPJ, a good many of whom are lowly first-time lawmakers, seem to fear a general election as much as he does.

The prime minister added that he did not want to hold executive office after 2013, when the next general election is due.

He handily defeated former governor Faubus in the primary and won the general election over Governor Rockefeller in a landslide.

In the run - up to the general election , opinion poll be forecast heavy loss for the government .

Germany's two largest parties have been holding campaign rallies on the eve of the general election on Sunday.

The Rudd government came to power in a general election last November, promising voters that it would tackle the rising cost of fuel.

The recent general election in Finland propelled a loan-refusenik party, the True Finns, to third place in the polls.

The general election and change of administration last May held up the tender of government work.

A general election, to be held by the end of the year at the earliest, will be a test of normalcy.

The big question of British politics in 2007 was whether Gordon Brown, then the new prime minister, would call a snap general election.

With a general election looming, the government ducked the issue, leaving it to a proposed new commission to be convened after the election.

Applications cannot be processed or considered between writ day and the return of the writ for a general election.

He argues that his business background makes him the strongest nominee to take on President Obama in the general election next year.

His trip up the Mall officially kicked off an election campaign that will end with the general election on May 6th.

Polls suggested Mr Castle was more likely to defeat Mr Coons in November's general election.

After the next general election, coalition politics could well be the name of Britain's game.

The ins and the outs quarrelled with one another about the general election.

It is true that these would surely both have come to light during the general election campaign.

The leading vote-winner from each party for each office then went on to contest the general election.

Happily, the general election would appear to offer a golden opportunity for a debate.

Pundits pondered whether the legalisation of gay marriage in California would have an impact on the general election.

The general election in Myanmar is its internal affairs. We always uphold the principle of non-interference in others' internal affairs.

Eamon Gilmore, leader of the opposition Labour party, called for a dissolution of the Dail and an immediate general election.

However, the SPLM will contest the general election in other regions of the country and also the elections in the semi-autonomous south.

During the general election, houses worth millions of pounds had Labour posters in their windows.

This committee members must pass through the general election and cover two ways to combine to produce.

Fair enough: Labour might not have to produce a general-election manifesto for more than four years.

The panel will adjourn in March to avoid influencing unduly the general election expected shortly thereafter.

Sweden's general election on Sept. 19 was an upheaval for a country known for its cozy, consensus politics.

But isn't moving to the centre just sensible politics as the primary turns into a general election?

We will have won the general election, and you and I together, we are gonna change this country, and we are gonna change the world.

Two far-right parties did well in Austria's general election, taking 29% of the vote between them.

In the general election he did worse than Michael Dukakis in the Appalachian states of Kentucky and West Virginia.

The method by which a party chooses its candidate for the general election, in which voters cast ballots for their favorite party candidate.

Technically, the winner of the Republican primary will face an opponent in the general election in November.

He's made up that difference, however, after the primary race, going into the general election. . .

In a speech to the last Conservative Party conference before next year's general election, Mr. Cameron declared that he was ready.

But which voters? Candidates in the general election of November 2012 would not want to be thought reckless.

He has made "broken Britain" a leitmotif in the run-up to the general election due by June 3rd.

Mr Davis has been tipped for a return to frontline politics if the Tories win the general election.

And what of his chances in the general election expected next month?

A Conservative government is likely to emerge from the general election that must be held by June 3rd.

This blatant grandstanding in the run-up to the country's general election in late September infuriated GM's new directors.

In most states candidates must tack to the centre in the general election. In Kansas this looks increasingly unnecessary.

The main opposition, the Muslim Brotherhood, lost all its seats in parliament in the general election.

In Washington, too, many Republicans are more worried about a primary challenge than they are about the general election.

After the speech the Home Office published a draft immigration bill which is designed to be enacted after the general election.

Before Beijing's announcement, the Japanese yen had been falling sharply amid talk of an early general election in Tokyo.

The next general election is due by early 2013 but likely to be called before that, possibly as early as the spring.

As soon as the result of general election are known, it is usually clear that which party will form the Government.

Why didn't you back him up in the general election ?

The British general election has produced a "hung parliament" as no party wins an absolute majority, preliminary results showed Friday.

LIKE a lumbering elephant embarking on an epic trek, India's general election got under way this week (see article).

Journalist: After the general election in UK this May, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrat Party formed a coalition government.

In the general election under the influence of the political cycle, the Obama administration proposed a bill in Congress difficult.

So with a general election on the way in the U. K. , could our party leaders' wives look stateside for some inspiration?

He promptly called a general election, believing he had done enough to satisfy Canadians' resentment.

compromised with other party leaders over the date of the next general election.

Many Tories believe they would have won the general election outright had Mr Coulson run the campaign himself.

For a start, Mr Lee will retain the parliamentary seat that he won, uncontested, in the general election on May 7th.

They therefore competed mainly in the primaries, as opposed to the general election, against rivals in their own party.

Whoever wins the lower house at the next general election, due by 2013, is unlikely to hold a majority in the upper house.

A general election is less than a year away.

On the day of my first general election, in 1974, I called Charles Whorton to see how we were doing.

Labour claims youth unemployment has risen by 93 % since the general election.

China hopes that the general election in Myanmar will proceed smoothly so as to constantly promote democracy and development.

Libel reform may seem an obscure subject for an unpopular government to pursue with a general election looming.

If the government falls sooner and a general election is called, things get interesting.

THE stage on Independence Square is set, the props are out, the players are ready for the general election on September 30th.

Special pleading about temporary factors will count for little at the general election likely in May.

The trend is even taking on political connotations in the run-up to the May 5 general election, called Tuesday by Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Indeed his Islamist movement won the only general election, in 2006, that it has contested.

The crime issue is expected to be a main issue in a general election expected this year.

Exit polls in Portugal suggest the centre-right opposition Social Democrats have won the general election.

Giving power away was the theme of the Conservatives' manifesto for this year's general election.

Mr Papandreou had threatened to call a snap general election if Pasok party fared badly.

Britain had a nail-biter of a general election, followed by a political vacuum.

He also wants to return Northern Rock to the private sector before the general election, which must be held by June 2010.

In the primary, one Democrat would be chosen by voters to face a Republican in the general election.

But there is little evidence to suggest that he won't be a ferocious fund-raiser again once the general election campaign begins.

Neither candidate focused on trade during the general election.

The liberal VVD party appeared to have narrowly won the Dutch general election with 31 seats in the 150-seat parliament.

Since there was soon to be a general election, the Prime Minister decided that a change of policy was politically expedient.

A nationalist party in Finland opposed to immigration has seen a dramatic surge in votes in the general election.

After a tough victory in the primaries, Bush ran in the general election against Democratic State Senator Kent Hance.

word got round that he would pull out from the general election.

The top two finishers would face each other in the general election regardless of party affiliation.

The poll itself is an exercise whose scale and logistical complexity are second only to those of a general election in India.

That sense will only deepen with Mr Noda, given that he is unlikely to be in place after the next general election in 2013.

The top two vote-getters would then face each other in the general election, even if they belonged to the same party.

Mr Badawi was blamed by party bigwigs for the big losses that UMNO suffered at the general election in 2008.

Under FPTP, voters can only back one constituency candidate at a general election.

Every four years, the general election for U. S. president takes place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November.

Come the next general election, the Clegg camp believes that Labour will have less economic credibility than the coalition.

Katsuya Okada, a moderniser, would be Mr Ozawa's likeliest replacement, though he led the party to defeat at the last general election.

In the Czech Republic the likely winner in the general election on May 28th is a former Social Democratic prime minister, Jiri Paroubek.

At the time of the UK's most significant general election for a generation, I am living in New York.

The good news is that the anti-immigrant message may not play as well in Florida in the general election.

Though a general election is not due until 2014, and despite facing corruption scandals of its own, the BJP is pushing on.

Ever since Viktor Orban's Fidesz party won two-thirds of the parliamentary seats in April's general election, the signals have been ominous.

With Britain's general election due on May 6, UK politicians are queuing up to urge pay controls or taxes on bank bonuses.

Labour's plans may be irrelevant, given that the party is likely to lose the coming general election.

Labour was put in with an increased majority at the last General Election .

Polls this week confirmed that the party would get more votes at a general election under a different leader.

Most people expect the present prime minister will become a lame duck after the general election.

IF YOU take President Robert Mugabe's recent declaration at face value, Zimbabwe will have another general election by the end of next year.

A day after Israel's general election, the leaders of the two largest parties have opened talks with potential coalition partners.

The SNS victory may portend the eclipse of the once-mighty Radicals in the next general election.

The Labour Party looks set for defeat in the general election which must be held by June 2010.

In its manifesto for the general election in 2005 the Labour Party pledged full employment in every region by 2010.

DOZENS of explosions woke up voters in Baghdad on March 7th, heralding the day of the general election.

In fact, here's what I'm gonna do: I'll give you this general election now, and you can pay for it later.

A general election is due next year. He had previously hinted he might step down after it.

By contrast, barely one in three Algerians had bothered to vote in the general election that day.

But the last Indian government lost a general election, largely because poor, rural voters felt left out by the boom.

A general election on Sunday should see the Socialists lose and a new conservative government take over, ensuring political stability.

Segal says he believes the early interest in each party's primary elections will bring voters to the polls in November's general election.

to shape their next government after Saturday? ? s closely-fought general election left no party with an outright majority.

Q: Myanmar will hold its first general election in two decades this November. What expectations China has on the election results?

After a surprise upset in the Republican primary, Mr Snyder won the general election by a gaping 18-point margin.

Pakistan's general election was a humiliation for the embattled presidency of Pervez Musharraf.

In 2005 they punished the SPD for its reforms and, in the general election, Ms Merkel herself for even talking about a radical path.

Nationwide the ID is tiny: in the last general election, in 2009, it got less than 1% of the vote, returning four MPs.

The crisis delayed a general election for a month, cancelled many sports events and closed the countryside to visitors.

Myanmar is currently preparing for a general election, which is an important step in promoting its domestic democracy process.

A general election on Sunday August 30th should change all that.

The crisis delayed a general election for a month, canceled many sports events and closed the countryside to visitors.

Increasingly, McCain is turning his attention to the general election campaign against the Democrats.

The Conservative Party won the general election by plurality.

The government has compromised with other party leaders over the data of the next general election.

Now, Senator Lincoln faces Republican congressman John Boozman in the general election.

For a start, he will retain the parliamentary seat that he won (uncontested) in the general election on May 7th.

Finally, it is time for the general election and the Electoral College to come into play.

Mauritius, one of Africa's most democratic and prosperous countries, held a general election.

Yet the German chancellor, who also faces a general election next year, is another scared leader.

South Africans went to the polls in the fourth general election since the beginning of black-majority rule in 1994.

That Turkish voters are poised to return Mr Erdogan to power in the general election on June 12th is thus not surprising.

Still, as Obama loses one big state after another, his potential weaknesses as a general-election candidate are being exposed.

If Mr Ayalon wins, he says he will take Labour out of the coalition unless Mr Olmert resigns, thus provoking a general election.

He also leads both of hispotential Democratic challengers in the general election polling.

Kuwait held a general election, but a boycott by the opposition calling for more democracy saw turnout drop to 40%.

There were no loud celebrations when the results of the general election were announced on August 30th.

Accordingly, they will vote for him on October 1st, in the first round of Brazil's general election.

Counting is set to begin in India as the marathon general election in the world's largest democracy finally draws to a close.

Phyo Than fled Burma in 1991, during a government crackdown on political dissidents in the wake of that country's last general election.

The Conservative Party failed in the general election for all their pains.

The bulk of the remaining squeeze will not occur until after the next general election in 2013.

Opinion polls suggest Mr. Abe's party would have the edge in a general election, but would also need a coalition partner.

Then I stepped up to the voting machine to press a button in India's 15th general election.

The Tories need to make huge gains to win a parliamentary majority at the next general election, but they are making inroads.

Grace was baptised a few weeks before Easter of 2010, and therefore shortly before the last general election.

But from the party Ozawa after school, if the dissolution of the House of Representatives general election, they face extinction.

41's youthful looks have faded by 1992, right, when he lost the general election to Bill Clinton.

Otherwise, the Supreme Committee of General Election is entitled to determine the penalty manner and degree.

and, if opinion polls are any guide, Mr Cameron looks like being a shoo-in at the next general election, due by June 2010.

But he is also looking ahead to a possible general election match-up with the presumed Republican candidate, Senator John McCain of Arizona.

Bangladesh held its first general election since the army-backed caretaker government took power in January 2007.

Yes, the Republican attack dogs will go after us in the general election.

Lesotho's most recent general election, three years ago, was marred by a row over the allocation of its 120 seats.

A general election was proposed for June, though the date may slip, followed by a presidential one, probably in August or September.

Should he win the nomination, his chances in the general election would depend very much on whether he could speak to America's heartlands.

But such is the position in which Labour now finds itself, with less than six months left before the likely general election date of May 6.

On these calculations, the upswing would arrive in time for the next general election.

But it was not so shocking in Norway, where a general election is taking place on Monday.

The outcome of the next general election is as uncertain as at any time since 1992.

The resignation was timed to give a successor time to prepare for a general election, which must be held by September 2009. Mr.

the top two candidates will then face each other in the general election even if they are from the same party.

Political analyst Michael Barone argues that offending African-American voters could hurt the Democrats in the November general election.

The first big event of the year will be a general election due by the end of January.

In 2004 President Bush raised $270 million for the primaries and received $75 million in public funds for the general election.

A University of Essex study estimates that the Lib Dems would have scooped 32 more seats if AV rules had applied at the general election.

In a general election, voters choose the man or woman they wish to represent them in the House of Commons.

The general election will likely turn Kansas blood red.

British Labor Party could win the first general election after the war, the fundamental reason lies just here.

Harare, the capital, is abuzz with talk of a snap general election, possibly as early as April.

A general election is due within the next three months.

pates is the Liberal Party running in the General Election?

Under the terms of the deal, parliament will be dissolved next week ahead of a February 25th general election.

But in the general election, McCain has hewed closer to Penn's advice.