Sentence examples for contested results from inspiring English sources

An unusually low turnout, or bitterly contested results, could undermine confidence in the new government's legitimacy.

In the event of contested results, aggrieved parties must turn to the courts, rather than to violence or unconstitutional arrangements.

But close or contested results may stir up Mr Sata's people, who feel his time has come.

In a major upset, Erdogan's party lost control of the capital, Ankara, and the country's financial and cultural hub, Istanbul, where the party had repeatedly contested results.

Their main opponent is Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was denied the presidency last time amid hotly contested results that sparked intercommunal violence.

"This chaos will lead to inconclusive and contested results," said Mr. Tsvangirai, 61, who is running against the nation's longtime president, Robert Mugabe, 89.

But the closely contested result also highlights the gratitude of many Bolivians for the changes that have been introduced since Morales took power in 2006.

While the election to the new Northern Irish parliament was seriously contested, resulting in a Unionist majority, in the south no other parties dared to stand against Sinn Féin, except in the four university seats.

Indonesian stability is the most important". However, there appeared to be a consensus among voters in the world's third-largest democracy that the election should go ahead peacefully amid fears that riots could break out in the event of a tight or contested result.

While peasants can apply for recognition of property rights and titling they tend to do this only when their access is threatened or contested resulting in land tenure conflicts.

The country remains violent and unstable -- a legacy of the Khmer Rouge years -- and the current election could produce a contested result that would lead to still more infighting.