Sentence examples for during the first election from inspiring English sources

In 1987, during the first election after the fall of the Duvalier family dictatorship, voters were massacred by Duvalierist forces.

YANGON, MYANMAR — Polling places appeared nearly empty around Yangon on Sunday as the rest of the city went about its business during the first election in 20 years in this closed and tightly controlled nation.

A spokesman told the pro-Mugabe Herald newspaper: "Some of the resources were depleted during the first election, so we need more time to prepare for the run-off".

If enough Republicans -- 17 at a minimum -- vote for someone besides Boehner as Speaker during the first election shortly after noon today, it will go to a second vote.

It should be mentioned that in response to my protest against massive vote rigging during the first election of the parliament after the revolution, Khomeini told me in a private conversation that people have no vote whatsoever and that we only conduct such elections in order to close the mouths of Westerners.

During the first election campaign Clinton forged, my father's comment was right on the mark: "Any man who would cheat on his wife will also cheat on his constituents".

The turnout was lower than the 11.96% recorded for Jones, a long-serving local politician, during the first elections in 2012.

In 1936, during the first elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame, he received just one vote in the balloting for 19th-century figures.

He earned the majority during the third election round.

Once a new justice is chosen, he may serve for two years before being subjected to a retention election held during the first statewide election following the completion of the justice's second year in office.

Aman, the first member of the commission to be assassinated since the panel started gearing up in May for the election, started working in 2004 during the first presidential election held after the U.S.-led invasion.