Sentence examples for support for electoral from inspiring English sources

Thirdly, it makes it look as if the Lib Dems' support for electoral reform amounts to little more than narrow self-interest.

Noda, who is expected to dissolve the lower house of parliament by the end of the week, agreed to an early election in return for opposition support for electoral reform and an urgent budget-financing bill.

Indeed, this was the first reason he gave, in his answer to Wallace, for declining to affirm his support for the electoral process.

But for the vast majority of Afghans, they argued, anything less than forceful, visible American leadership would be viewed as tacit United States support for an electoral process that gives unfair advantages to some ethnic groups or individuals.

Mr. Ollivant thinks he's identified how the U.S. can help Iraqis manage internal threats, including with improved intelligence cooperation, support for the electoral process and fostering better relations between Iraq and Turkey.

There were protests in the streets at the Democratic Convention in Chicago and growing support for an electoral challenge by Bobby Kennedy.

And with few other notable Democratic lawmakers in the state, she would have wide support for entering electoral politics again, should she find the chance she's looking for.

Opposition leaders, who strongly support the campaign for electoral changes, have predicted that the rally could attract about 300,000 people.

The opposition Labour Party, which had supported the proposal for electoral reform, lost ground in Scotland but gained in Wales.

Putin's support for a new electoral bloc, Unity, ensured its success in the December parliamentary elections.

The national dialogue did express support for a "fairer" electoral system but there are no plans to change constituency boundaries or other mechanisms that preserve Sunni control: one Shia constituency has 15 times as many voters as a small Sunni one – classic gerrymandering.