Sentence examples for election delay from inspiring English sources

Many Palestinians suspect that Mr. Abbas, 74, a longtime associate of Yasir Arafat, Fatah's founder, will simply stay in his post during the election delay.

The Department of Homeland Security had asked the Justice Department to review the law regarding an election delay, a step reported Sunday in Newsweek.

The Kurdish parties are somewhat surprising backers of an election delay, because the Kurds are politically well organized and will presumably turn out in large numbers to vote.

Some officials in Washington and in Iraq interpreted it as a sign that Dr. Allawi could be preparing the ground to make the case for an election delay.

But some observers have said the election delay has political undertones, as the incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, faces an increasingly strong election challenge from ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari.

The official reason for the election delay was the insecurity in the north-east.

"People are saying this was a government effort because the P.M.L.-Q wants the election delayed".

(This week a sit-in by the Party of the Regions, or PRU, which won the most seats in March's parliamentary election, delayed the formalities).

Indeed, the uncertainty over the election delayed the awarding of many potential contracts: the company has not announced any new deals since its results in February.

That included a campaign to have the election delayed, or even have the post of president abolished or stripped of its only real constitutional role – determining who is first invited to form a government after national elections.

Three years ago he created a national unity government that includes Mr Olympio, who is repaying the favour by praising Mr Gnassingbé ahead of a general election, delayed from last year, that is due to take place on July 25th.