Sentence examples for for abstentions from inspiring English sources
Neves fans comfort themselves that polls consistently understate their candidate's support, because they fail to account for abstentions, higher among poorer voters who prefer PT.Hours before the latest, hopeful batch were published, spirits on Avenida Paulista were high.
Other polls systematically overstate the president's support: they do not account for abstentions, much more common among poorer Brazilians who tend to lean towards Ms Rousseff and her Workers Partyy (PT).Does this mean Mr Neves is now the favourite?
But despair is the main reason for abstention.
Earlier on Sunday, Florica Grigore, a pensioner, argued for abstention: "I refuse to participate.
It is somewhat rich to see Labour being berated for abstention by an electorate who largely didn't vote because Thursday is "pizza night".
Those in the opposition who called for abstention in past elections (claiming that the electoral authority was not impartial) have this time called on their supporters to vote, whereas in the chavista camp, there are signs of apathy.
My reasons for abstention are both boring and particular: I find the interfaces clumsy and counterintuitive, the economic model makes me queasy, and I'm restless and don't like always being tethered to the Internet.
But the next day, Guinea's state-run radio said the country "may opt for abstention", even though America had made clear that that it would regard this as tantamount to voting no.For all the rotating members of the Security Council, the stakes are high.
But Dominic Moffitt, of the Labour for a Referendum campaign, said: "Since the Labour Party is not whipping for abstention we hope that all Labour MPs who support a referendum will vote for one on 5 July".
He emphatically states that people should have their own reasons for abstention, and that it isn't necessary for everyone.
