Sentence examples for election the case from inspiring English sources
Most countries banned Afghan athletes from competitions anyway.In this section Khaki election The case of the poisoned ducks The Koreas united, for a day The European Bank for Repression and Dictatorship?
Amid all this, the budget deficit ballooned and legislation stalled.In this section Khaki election The case of the poisoned ducks The Koreas united, for a day The European Bank for Repression and Dictatorship?
The government severely restricts freedom of speech and the press, and an atmosphere of repression stifles public criticism of the government".In this section Khaki election The case of the poisoned ducks The Koreas united, for a day The European Bank for Repression and Dictatorship?
The headquarters of Ms Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party in Islamabad, the capital, has all the bustle of a library.In this section Khaki election The case of the poisoned ducks The Koreas united, for a day The European Bank for Repression and Dictatorship?
Jose Camacho, the finance minister, and other economic grandees are currently on a world tour to reassure twitchy investors.In this section Khaki election The case of the poisoned ducks The Koreas united, for a day The European Bank for Repression and Dictatorship?
In Mr Han's case, the investigators chosen by the court seemed to lean heavily in favour of the smelter, and actually included one of the smelter's managers.In this section Khaki election The case of the poisoned ducks The Koreas united, for a day The European Bank for Repression and Dictatorship?
This is an edited extract from Against Elections: The Case for Democracy (The Bodley Head, 2016, translated by Liz Waters) Follow the Long Read on Twitter at @gdnlongread, or sign up to the long read weekly email here.
Under the circumstances, and amid a disturbing rise in political violence and pressure on media ahead of the elections, the case should alarm all those who care about democracy, both in Zambia and beyond.
A new book, Against Elections: The Case for Democracy, makes the case that democracy is ailing.
After the election, however, the case's prospects, along with its broader legal context, appear seriously altered.
For if the election demonstrated the case for electoral reform, as its supporters maintain, it surely also highlighted the vagaries of the UK's famed "unwritten constitution".
