The elections were peaceful and declared free and fair.

Since then, another two free and fair national elections have been held.

Elections for its members were not considered free and fair by the international community.

(e) The holding of free and fair elections for legislative bodies (Hluttaws) according to the new constitution

Three consecutive free and fair elections have been held under a neutral caretaker Government.

Increased participation of women and of refugees will be necessary in order to ensure the successful process towards free and fair parliamentary, provincial and district elections.

Poland would hold free and fair parliamentary elections, and Solidarity would compete.

Voters waited for hours to elect their representatives, in the first free and fair election of the so called Arab Spring.

One of the agreements of the conference was to hold free and fair elections within three years.

He also promised Canadian support for the re establishment of democracy through free and fair elections.

Elections to the Assembly were concluded in accordance with all standards requirements, and judged to be free and fair by the Council of Europe.

That is essential if we are to achieve the goal of free and fair elections this October.

The transition was democratic and peaceful, and following free and fair elections, Mr. Mahmoud Abbas was elected President of the Palestinian Authority.

2. Reiterates that periodic, fair and free elections are important elements for the promotion and protection of human rights

It is vital to remember that elections alone do not guarantee legitimacy, even if they are seen to be free and fair.

Politicians who come to power by winning a free and fair election are accountable primarily to voters.

Egyptian elections will not be free and fair if they follow a political purge, as in Iran or Russia.

It is also the responsibility of the international community to assist the Palestinian Authority, as in the past, to conduct free and fair elections.

The main objective now is to strive for free and fair elections that will ultimately lead to a legitimate and responsible government.

(i) To request the technical assistance of the international community and the United Nations in planning free and fair local elections, following their announcement

(i) To request the technical assistance of the international community and the United Nations in planning free and fair local elections, following their announcement

Urges all the Ivorian parties to take all necessary steps to ensure that the forthcoming general elections are free, fair and transparent

In the long term, assistance was needed for construction, job creation and the promotion of political rights such as the right to free and fair elections.

5. Urges the Governments of the region to continue to guarantee free, fair and transparent elections with a view to consolidating democracy in Central America

We note, in this regard, achievements in the functioning of democratic institutions, such as the holding of fair and free elections and the establishment of a coalition government.

The international community must extend its cooperation to strengthen national efforts for free and fair elections, as well as to complement national development efforts.

In contrast to a majority of West Europeans, East Europeans do not consider their elections free and fair.

In 1996 a new Government led by the Awami League came to power in elections generally declared free and fair by observers.

That has not happened, and it may not happen if genuinely free and fair elections, with the participation of all parties, take place within six months.

In the context of rebuilding institutions, Argentina has offered technical assistance to support the Transitional Government in the tasks of organizing, supervising and holding free and fair elections as soon as possible.

The Interim Government and the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq delivered on their pledge to hold free and fair elections, on time, throughout the country.

The Government needs to clearly state the procedural steps it plans to take in drafting the constitution and in conducting the referendum and genuinely free and fair elections.

Moreover, in Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt, free and fair elections the first in these countries history were held in 2012.

Now, the same people who certified that last year s vote was free and fair, and that Calderón had indeed won, are being fired for exactly that reason.

Zahra's campaign in Iran Some have posted photos with a simple but difficult to achieve slogan I have the right to a free and fair elections.

The independent expert stressed the importance of free and fair elections, and that the Somaliland authorities would be strongly encouraging the Parliament to hold the scheduled elections.

At its inception, a number of opposition figures and newspapers had predicted its failure to achieve a restoration of peace in Côte d'Ivoire through the holding of free and fair democratic elections.

The United Nations and others continue to assist the Central Elections Commission in preparing for what, it is hoped, will be a free and fair process.

The Haitian authorities, working with MINUSTAH and the Organization of American States, must immediately undertake all necessary measures to prepare for the holding in 2005 of free and fair elections.

Together, they should press for assurances of a free and fair process, with the aim of avoiding the kind of mess that followed the Iranian elections.

The most striking achievement of the first period was the successful conclusion of free and fair elections (noted as such by the Council of Europe), meeting all the requirements of the standards for Kosovo.

In that regard, my delegation calls on the international community to support the people of Palestine in order to ensure the smooth conduct of free and fair parliamentary elections in January 2006.

The interim government s key political task should be to organize free and fair elections, making only those constitutional changes needed to conduct them.

The Group has updated the road map towards organizing free, fair, open and transparent elections as soon as possible and no later than 31 October 2006.

Yanukovych came to power in February 2010, in elections that were rated free and fair (and at a time when Freedom House still ranked Ukraine as democratic).