Sentence examples for fair poll from inspiring English sources

But unless security were to improve sharply, it would have been hard to be confident of holding a fair poll.

But since the invasion of Iraq it is difficult to imagine a fair poll having any other result.

Kabila loyalists say problems with the electoral roll make it impossible to hold a fair poll this year.

"Stabilisation requires an election," said a Western diplomat, adding that a fair poll is as important as the army's reconquest of the country's northern half.

Mr Gbagbo, who won an election in 2000 when his main rivals were barred from running, is unlikely to win a free and fair poll.

In a recent "60 Minutes"/Vanity Fair poll, 61 percent of respondents said that the first step toward balancing the budget should be increasing taxes on the wealthy.

These were the first fair polls since the NLD won a landslide – ignored by the military – in 1990.

His supporters say logistical and financial constraints mean it is impossible to hold fair polls as planned.

N'Dour has repeatedly said Wade – whose age is sometimes disputed – should not stand for re-election after winning two free and fair polls.

Given what have been broadly fair polls, with mostly high turnouts, nobody can seriously challenge Mr Erdogan's democratic credentials.His achievements in over 11 years as prime minister are equally impressive.

German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said there appeared to have been less repression than in past elections, but Washington voiced disappointment, saying the ballot fell "significantly short" of the country's commitment to free and fair polls.