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The GNC , based in western Libya and backed Self_motion by various different militias ( mainly Libya Dawn in the west and Libya Shield in the east ) with some support from Qatar , Sudan and Turkey , initially accepted Receiving the results of the 2014 election Choosing , but rejected Response them after the Supreme Constitutional Court nullified an amendment regarding the roadmap for Libya 's transition and HoR elections Choosing .

at the beginning of 2014 , libya was governed Control by the general national congress ( gnc ) , which won the popular vote in 2012 elections Choosing .

Parties holding majority of seats and some holding minority of seats began Process_start to use Using boycotts or threats of boycotts which increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale division and suppressed Control relevant debates by removing them from the congressional agenda ; voting to declare Expressing_publicly sharia law and establishing a special committee to `` review all existing laws to guarantee they comply with Islamic law '' ; imposing gender segregation and compulsory hijab at Libyan universities ; and refusing to hold Hold new elections Choosing when its electoral mandate expired Process_end in January 2014 until General Khalifa Haftar launched a large-scale military offensive against the Islamists in May 2014 , code-named Operation Dignity ( ; 'Amaliyat al-Karamah ) .

since that time , there was significant criticism of the prime minister 's perceived Know insensitivity to the public sentiment , prompting Causation speculation that general sympathy for the protest movement Social_event may cause Causation one or more members of the governing Action coalition to leave GiveUp the government , triggering Causation national elections Choosing .

The revolution began Process_start after parliamentary elections Choosing on February 27 and March 13 , 2005 .

The 2010 Hong Kong electoral Change_of_leadership reform Reforming_a_system was the series of events began Process_start in 2009 and finalised Process_end in 2010 under the Consultation Document on the Methods for Selecting Choosing the Chief executive and for Forming the LegCo in 2012 , a document published Publishing on 18 November 2009 by the Government of Hong Kong , ostensibly to broaden Expansion the scope of political participation Participation and increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the democratic elements in the 2012 elections Choosing in line with the Hong Kong Basic Law .

Mangudadatu was challenging Competition Datu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. , son of the incumbent Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. and member of one of Mindanao 's leading Muslim political clans , in the forthcoming Maguindanao gubernatorial election Choosing , part of the national elections Choosing in 2010 .

The opposition won 3 states ( Selangor , Kelantan and Penang ) , but Barisan Nasional won the elections Choosing despite losing Earnings_and_losses the popular vote , thereby gaining Getting the mandate to lead Malaysia for another 5 years .

Following dual victories in the California and South Dakota primary elections Choosing for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States , Senator Kennedy spoke Expressing_publicly to journalists and campaign workers at a live televised Communication celebration from the stage of his headquarters at the Ambassador Hotel .

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Other democracy-related issues Expressing_publicly involving Cause_to_be_included human rights and universal suffrage Change_of_leadership ( in this case Criminal_investigation the right to elect Choosing Hong Kong leaders through general elections Choosing under universal suffrage Change_of_leadership with no curtailment from the central government of China ) became Becoming the new focal point for the pro-democracy camp .

though the objective of the transitional government was to run Hold presidential elections Choosing as soon as possible to relieve Cause_change_of_strength the tensions ( despite regular delays ) , its major challenge has been to establish Creating an agreement among madagascar 's four key political factions ( rajoelina , ravalomanana , zafy and ratsiraka ) , some of which were and still are unfriendly to the transitional government .

Presidential and parliamentary elections Choosing were scheduled for 8 May and 3 July 2013 .

Bersih has stated Statement that they would call Process_end off the rally Social_event if the Malaysian government gave Giving a guarantee Commitment that electoral reforms Reforming_a_system take place Process_start before the next Malaysian general elections Change_of_leadership .

the rally Social_event , organised Arranging by the coalition for clean and fair elections Choosing ( bersih ) , was supported Supporting by pakatan rakyat , the coalition Collaboration of the three largest opposition parties in malaysia along with other small political parties like parti sosialis malaysia and social organisations such as malaysian trades union congress , human rights commission of malaysia ( suhakam ) and malaysian bar .

Mayor Thompson drew Getting on his association with this riot Violence to influence Influence later political elections Change_of_leadership .

Furthermore , Sihanouk 's wavering stance between the Right and Left appeared to be leaning towards the Rightists as he had imprisoned several Pracheachon party members and announced his non-endorsement for the September elections Choosing .

The attack took place Process_start about three weeks before the elections Change_of_leadership for the Knesset .

There were three goals of Operation Sayeed , in addition to removing AQI from the Western Euphrates River Valley ; they were to ensure Preventing_or_letting there was a secure `` climate '' and `` environment '' to conduct Action a referendum in October and national elections Choosing in December 2005 ; and the third was to secure the control of the Iraqi border to the Iraqi people .

Operation Red Wings was intended to disrupt Hindering local anti-coalition militia ( ACM ) activity , thus contributing to regional stability and thereby facilitating the Afghan Parliament elections Choosing scheduled for September 2005 .

The Christian community was split Destroying between the two factions , with Michel Aoun , the leader of the FPM , claiming Statement to have more than 70 % support among the Christians , according to the results of the 2005 parliamentary elections Change_of_leadership .

The opposition was also seeking Preventing_or_letting to hold Hold early parliamentary elections Change_of_leadership , hoping to remove Removing the current majority held Hold by the March 14 Alliance .

Conversely , the March 14 Alliance majority was seeking Preventing_or_letting to hold Hold early presidential elections Change_of_leadership to replace Change_of_leadership pro-Syrian President Émile Lahoud .

He suggested Convincing the status quo would continue Process_start until the regularly scheduled elections Change_of_leadership in 2009 .

A new government formally disbanded the ÁVH , declared Expressing_publicly its intention to withdraw Escaping from the Warsaw Pact and pledged Commitment to re-establish free elections Change_of_leadership .

In the same statement Statement , the military announced Expressing_publicly the constitution was suspended Process_end for amendments and that new elections Change_of_leadership would be held Defending at a future date .

The prevailing opinion of political analysts Research is that the Aznar administration lost Earnings_and_losses the general elections Change_of_leadership as a result of the handling and representation of the terrorist Terrorism attacks Attack , rather than because of the bombings `` per se '' .

The 2004 Madrid train bombings Terrorism ( also known in Spain as 11-M ) were nearly simultaneous , coordinated bombings against the Cercanías commuter train system of Madrid , Spain , on the morning of 11 March 2004 – three days before Spain 's general elections Choosing .

The bombings occurred three days before general elections Choosing in which incumbent José María Aznar 's PP was defeated .

Petro Poroshenko became Becoming the president of Ukraine after a landslide victory in the unscheduled 2014 presidential elections Choosing .

Cambodia 's pathway to peace proved to be difficult , as Khmer Rouge leaders decided Deciding not to participate Participation in the general elections Change_of_leadership , but instead they chose Choosing to disrupt Hindering the electoral process by launching Motion military attacks Attack on UN peacekeepers and killing Killing ethnic Vietnamese migrants .

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bersih , chaired Hold by former president of the bar council ambiga unk , were pushing Body_movement the election Choosing commission of malaysia ( ec ) to ensure Preventing_or_letting free and fair elections Choosing in malaysia .

de gaulle fled Escaping to a french military base in germany , and after returning Arriving dissolved Dispersal the national assembly Building , and called Request for new parliamentary elections Choosing for 23 june 1968 .

Workers went back Recovering to their jobs , and when the elections Choosing were held Hold in June , the Gaullist party emerged Coming_to_be stronger than before .

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They suspended Process_end elections Choosing , repudiated Agree_or_refuse_to_act debts ( creating Creating financial instability in the process ) , persecuted Attack the Catholic clergy , and made Manufacturing significant military conquests abroad .

The junta annulled the results of the 1970 elections Choosing and arrested Arrest Prime minister-designate Sheikh Mujibur Rahman .

Some 13.5 million Polish citizens who fell under the military occupation were made Manufacturing into new Soviet subjects following show elections Change_of_leadership conducted Action by the NKVD secret police in the atmosphere of terror , the results of which were used Using to legitimize the use Using of force .

The recall elections Choosing were held Defending June 5 with Walker defeating Conquering Barrett .

Four state senate recall elections Choosing took place Process_start the same day as the gubernatorial recall elections Choosing , resulting in Causation two wins by Republican incumbents , one open seat win by a Republican , and one win by a Democratic challenger , giving Democrats control Control of the state Senate .

Four state senate recall elections Choosing took place Process_start the same day as the gubernatorial recall elections Choosing , resulting in Causation two wins by Republican incumbents , one open seat win by a Republican , and one win by a Democratic challenger , giving Democrats control Control of the state Senate .

On March 1 , 1930 , elections Change_of_leadership for President were held Hold and victory was won by the government 's candidate , Júlio Prestes , who was the president of São Paulo state .

The conflict Hostile_encounter began Process_start in December 1991 , when the new and enormously popular Islamic Salvation Front ( FIS ) party Participation appeared Coming_to_be poised to defeat Conquering the ruling National Liberation Front ( FLN ) party Social_event in the national parliamentary elections Change_of_leadership .

The elections Change_of_leadership were canceled Change_event_time after the first round and the military effectively took Getting control Control of the government , forcing Request pro-reform president Chadli Bendjedid from office .

After talks Communication collapsed Destroying , elections Change_of_leadership were held Giving and won by the army 's candidate , General Liamine Zéroual .

In the meantime 1997 parliamentary elections Change_of_leadership were won by a newly created Creating pro-Army party Social_event supporting Supporting the president .

benazir bhutto , twice prime minister of pakistan ( unk ; unk ) and then-leader of the opposition pakistan peoples party , had been campaigning Social_event ahead of elections Change_of_leadership scheduled Arranging for january 2008 .

In a series of parliamentary elections Choosing preceding Process_start independence , the Arab minority succeeded in retaining Preserving the hold on power it had inherited from Zanzibar 's former existence Presence as an overseas territory of Oman .