Sentence examples for were formally elected from inspiring English sources

"Even during Stalin's time, even during Soviet times, all deputies were formally elected.

On 22 June 2006, the Hull Stingrays were formally elected into the Elite Ice Hockey League as the tenth active member.

De Klerk was formally elected president by South Africa's tricameral Parliament on September 14.

By March 1968, he was formally elected president by the tame provisional parliament.

Dos Santos has led Angola for 36 years, despite having never been formally elected.

Mr. Racicot is scheduled to be formally elected at the party's meeting in Austin, Tex., next week.

To be formally elected next month, Mr. Silver must get a majority of those members who vote for a candidate.

It will also name a new president, who will be formally elected at the annual shareholders' meeting in June.

Mr. Rajoy is to be formally elected by lawmakers on Tuesday before his presentation to King Juan Carlos on Wednesday, when he is also expected to name his cabinet.

Mr. Noda will be formally elected prime minister by the full Parliament as early as Tuesday; the Democrats control the more powerful lower house.

Fine Gael subsequently formed a coalition with Labour, and Kenny was formally elected taoiseach (prime minister) in March 2011 by the greatest margin in the history of the Dáil.