Sentence examples for an election marred from inspiring English sources

In 1997, Mr. Moi won an election marred by violence and assertions of fraud, taking 40percentt of the vote.

In 2004, she was returned to office in an election marred by accusations of fraud, which she denied.

He won, served one term and then ran for governor in 1991, losing an election marred by fraud.

See articleSerzh Sargsyan won a new five-year term as president of Armenia in an election marred by allegations of fraud and the lack of a serious challenger.

In 2013, he ran for President in an election marred by allegations of vote buying, intimidation, and the assassination of political opponents.

Uganda's hard-earned reputation for stability took a beating this week in an election marred by violence, intimidation and extensive cheating.

Burundi's president, Pierre Nkurunziza, has won a predictable landslide victory in a disputed election marred by violence and an opposition boycott.

Since taking office in 2009 — and solidifying her power in a 2014 election marred by an opposition boycott — Prime Minister Sheik Hasina Wajed has gone after Islamist political rivals with the stated goal of protecting the secularism enshrined in Bangladesh's Constitution.

Ghani, a former Afghan finance minister and World Bank official, thanked Karzai for his role in the transition — including helping to broker a compromise after a runoff election marred by fraud — and for respecting Afghanistan's constitution during his 13 years in office.

The Lede followed developments in Pakistan on Saturday, where voters cast ballots in a parliamentary election marred by deadly violence.

He won, served one term in Congress, and ran for governor of Guanajuato in 1991, losing a disputed election marred by fraud.