Sentence examples for power electoral from inspiring English sources

Venezuelans voted overwhelmingly to keep President Hugo Chávez in power, electoral authorities and international monitors said Monday.

But that's only part of a clean-up of politics with a constitutional convention to decide on devolution of power, electoral systems and the funding of parties – the UK gives 10 times less state funding to politics than the EU average, at just 36p per voter.

The higher limits will continue to force "electoral power upwards," said Bonnie Tenneriello, a staff lawyer at the voting rights group.

The 25 seats out of a possible 31 that his own political machine, allied to the BN, won in the general election last year was, with the seats that the BN's allies won in Sabah, the difference between the coalition holding on to power and electoral humiliation.His electoral muscle has given Mr Taib disproportionate political clout.

The 25 seats, out of a possible 31, that his own political machine, allied to the BN, won in the general election last year (together with the seats that the BN's allies won in Sabah) was the difference between the BN holding onto power and electoral humiliation.His electoral muscle has given Mr Taib disproportionate political clout.

In the corridors of power, the electoral commission has a new and respected head.

The United States opted to embrace people power and electoral change in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Yemen.

Balance of power and electoral democracy became the defining political characteristics of these nation-states.

Retiring after two terms, Washington enabled the transfer of executive power by electoral process.

Ellen showed that by legally relegating issues of property, ownership and work to the private sector, capitalism confines public power to electoral politics.

I've not seen a single President in my life make a change — corporations have too much power over electoral votes.