Sentence examples for electoral obstacles from inspiring English sources

Still, the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said, "The message from Washington and others is, ensure the elections are free and fair and deal with the electoral obstacles but move forward with the elections".

Besides, austerity was morally and intellectually defeated, so fiscal discipline was no longer an electoral obstacle.

He lamented, however, that the electoral system entrenched obstacles.

However, although they hold regular elections, in 2014 they were ranked by Freedom House as only "partly free" because of "electoral fraud and structural obstacles designed to block the opposition from winning power.

While there has been virtually no discussion of the dilapidated status of American voting rights in the current presidential campaign, voting rights and electoral procedures remain huge obstacles to American credibility as a legitimate democracy.

Aside from the moral issues, which Amar notes includes that fact that no one voting on 8 November thought they were casting a ballot for "the unaccountable and unknown folks" who make up the electoral college, there are legal obstacles as well.

One American obstacle is the electoral process.

Opponents of Mr. Chávez say the government and the electoral board have increasingly put up obstacles to derail their referendum efforts.

It's time for voters to refuse to be cowed, push through the obstacles and ensure the electoral crown is claimed by a candidate with a mandate from the people and not won through trickery and manipulation.

Caribbean leaders refused to send troops and called for an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Mr Aristide's departure.See articleIn Venezuela, at least six people were killed and dozens wounded in five days of opposition protests as the country's electoral council placed seemingly insurmountable technical obstacles in the way of a recall referendum on the presidency of Hugo Chávez.

They don't want to change the electoral system or the House of Lords". The obstacle is Gordon Brown.