Sentence examples for election marking from inspiring English sources

Pakistanis go to the polls on Saturday in a general election, marking the first time in the country's history that one elected civilian government will complete its term and hand over power to another elected government.

François Hollande wins French presidential election, marking a big shift in the terms at Europe's top table.

If 2008 does indeed go down as a watershed election, marking and end of the Reagan era and inaugurating a long period of Democratic dominance, then Bill Clinton may be remembered as the enabler.

One to watch this week: The Asian Football Confederation presidential election – marking a "new era of transparency and democracy" – with Bahraini royal Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa feeling "very confident".

Although this amendment was temporarily suspended to allow Chavez time to recover, Venezuela now has to brace itself for a new election, marking the first time in years the enigmatic leader is absent from the ballot.

The election marked Michel's first elected term of office; he had been appointed to the presidency when France-Albert René retired in 2004.

The 2013 election marks the first year that City Council members will be elected by district rather than at large.

The election marked the second time in Ghana's history that one legitimately elected leader had handed over power to another.

Mr. Bloomberg's election marked the third consecutive time in which an overwhelmingly Democratic city had elected a Republican as its mayor.

This election marked a reinvigoration of Zionism.

"His election marks the last stand of Turkish Cypriots.