"With their votes," he added, "society has said, 'No More!' " Mr. Andrade, the candidate for the governing party, dismissed accusations of fraud as little more than malicious rantings by poor losers.
Within Mr. Koizumi's coalition government, a pacifist party, New Komeito, played a central role two weeks ago in winning elections for governing party candidates.
While candidates for the governing Liberal Constitutionalist Party were expected to win a majority of local posts, the Sandinista victory in the capital places the former revolutionary rulers in an influential position for the presidential race next year.
A vote for (insert name of Republican candidate) is a vote for that kind of radicalism, for governing by blackmail.
"They are tough for governing".
Then, they may find time for governing.
Campaigns should set precedents for governing.
Among the candidates, he alone combines contempt with credibility, not just giving voice to conservative fury but also making it sound like a legitimate basis for governing.
It's time for governing".
Levy Mwanawasa, the candidate for the governing Movement for Multiparty Democracy, took his oath of office at the Supreme Court a day after more than a thousand opposition party supporters stormed the building, accusing the government of rigging the presidential election last week.
