Sentence examples for setting the elections for from inspiring English sources

In setting the elections for Sept. 14 — well ahead of the latest possible election date of Nov. 30 — Ms. Gillard insisted that she was aiming for political stability and not the start of the nation's "longest election campaign".

The Brotherhood, aware of its organizational edge, campaigned hard for a referendum setting the election for this fall.

Sepp Blatter has begun the race to see him replaced as Fifa president, setting the election for February next year as Michel Platini emerged as his most likely successor.

But no further deals were made, and Mr. Mugabe, amid protests from rivals, set the elections for March 29.

But he rejected Mr. Prodi's call for national and local elections to be held on the same day and set the local elections for May.

The Brooklyn Republican chairman, Craig A. Eaton, had urged Mr. Cuomo to set the special election for April 24, the date of New York's presidential primary election, saying such a move would save taxpayers the cost of an extra election.

Judge Bobby DeLaughter of Hinds County Circuit Court ruled that Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican, erred when he set the special election for Nov. 4.

He was sworn in 4 July as interim president setting the stage for presidential elections.

The two Democrats will face off in the November election, setting the stage for the highest-profile contest between two members of the same party since California adopted a top-two primary election system.

The two Democrats will face off in the November election, setting the stage for the highest-profile contest between two members of the same party since California adopted a top-two primary election system.

On July 10, Ivorian judges confirmed charges against 84 people -- all on the Gbagbo side -- for crimes linked to the post-election period, setting the stage for trials.