Sentence examples for elections the first from inspiring English sources

Rosales did, however, specify that he hoped to encourage Venezuelans to vote in the December 6 parliamentary elections — the first since President Maduro was elected in 2013.

The timing of the order means that Mr. Walsh must exit Pakistan on the night of the elections, the first in the country's history in which one elected civilian government completes its term and hands over power to another elected government.

Indonesia held free general elections (the first since 1955) in June, as promised.

Mr. Bloomberg made the push for nonpartisan elections the first substantial proposal of his campaign.

Security had been stepped up for the elections, the first in the region in 20 years.

The British news media dubbed the 2010 parliamentary elections, the first of the social media era, "the Mumsnet election".

As in general elections, the first-past-the-post system gives a disproportionate number of seats to the largest party in an area.

In Indian elections the first-past-the-post system combines with longstanding traditions of voting in blocs for community interests to give a small number of swing voters a massive impact.

As illustrative context, Die Linke, the party that directly links back to the East German Communists, leads the government in Thuringia following last year's elections - the first time the party rules a state since the fall of communism.

Zimbabweans have voted in fiercely contested presidential and parliamentary elections - the first since polls marred by violence five years ago.

South Africans have begun voting in general elections - the first since the death of the country's first black president, Nelson Mandela, in December.