Sentence examples for marred by irregularities from inspiring English sources

Passions run high at the trials, which have been marred by irregularities and intimidation.

Arguing that the voting was marred by irregularities, the lawyers said the goal was to force a new election.

However the election was marred by irregularities, with opposition parties denouncing the confusion, which they said characterised the exercise.

The decade-long legal process, spanning more than 300 hearings from 121 witnesses, was marred by irregularities and delay.

To be sure, elections in the developing countries of the former Soviet Union have been marred by irregularities.

While the Brotherhood hailed the "political maturity" of voters, opposition leaders disputed the unofficial results and said the voting was marred by irregularities.

He was declared the winner, but international observers strongly condemned the election as being marred by voting irregularities and fraud.

Zourabichvili asserts that democracy is faltering in Georgia, maintaining that the 2008 elections were marred by antidemocratic irregularities.

His opponent, Morgan Tsvangirai, has refused to accept the result, saying the election was marred by violence, irregularities and outright rigging.

According to the Interior Ministry, which is controlled by the outgoing (reformist) government of President Muhammad Khatami, the run-off was marred by "unprecedented irregularities".

The Ohio election was marred by numerous irregularities, and whether Blackwell discharged his duties impartially and in accordance with the law remains a matter of dispute.