He had enjoyed a slight advantage in opinion polls prior to the election and his elimination was regarded as a surprise.

Polls show that the election will be a close call between the left wing Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional FMLN) and the right wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista ARENA).

The Election Act imposes criminal liability for the disclosure of political opinion polls for the 23 day period running up to and including election day.

The final result was never discernible in the polls more than six weeks in advance.

On Twitter, Simonyan started out the election like most people relying on pollsters forecasts, expecting a victory by Hillary Clinton.

Indeed, the opinion polls remain tight.

That election, however, was won by Tymoshenko, who has parlayed her return to power into a commanding lead in the polls for the coming presidential election.

Unfairly or partially manipulated public opinion poll results released prior to an election have often affected the choices of voters, thus jeopardizing a fair election.

Opinion polls show an improvement in its international reputation.

Public opinion is divided on the issue, and polls vary according to how the questions are asked.

Opinion polls indicate a good deal of support among the American public for the UN.

According to the polls, 90 percent of Israelis support the Gaza campaign.

Most Poles did not vote for the Kaczynskis and still do not want to follow them.

Moreover, opinion polls in France are fickle omens. Since 1981, no poll favorite has won the presidency.

Their conviction had no basis in poll results.

His poll numbers reflect this ambivalence.

Today, on the eve of the French presidential elections, opinion polls show that three quarters of French voters believe that France should distance itself from the United States.

Some recent French polls now show a majority in favor of the Constitution.

According to the polls, Valéry Giscard d Estaing, not François Mitterrand, should have been elected in 1981.

Various opinion polls show either a plurality or a majority favoring less immigration.

Depending on the poll, either a plurality or majority wants fewer immigrants.

Results of reliable public opinion polls provide relevant and meaningful information of interest to voters.

Post election polls show that 80 of Palestinians still want a peace agreement with Israel and nearly 70 support Abbas as president.

Under such circumstances, a law restricting the publication of opinion polls for a limited period in advance of an election does not seem ipso facto to fall outside the aims contemplated in article 19, paragraph 3.

Indeed, I believe that it is here that the seminal reason for their plunging poll ratings lies.

Recent opinion polls suggest that this is the view of much of Russia s cynical public.

Nevertheless, public opinion polls still show broad backing for Calderón s strategy.

And, just as suddenly, the French, according to early polls, are proud again to be French.

Alternative für Deutschland, the anti euro party, is polling a mere 4 .

But public opinion polls may also be seen as part of the conversation between candidates and citizens.

The State party has argued that election polls may be incorrect and that the media has growing power, and seeks to justify the ban as a way of protecting public order. See paragraph 6.2 supra.

Variations in French opinion During the 20th century, French opinion on the death penalty has greatly changed, as many polls have showed large differences from one time to another.

Now, opinion polls are showing unprecedented levels of discontent over crime, inflation, and power and water shortages.

Polls show that people today are less deferential to authority in organizations and politics.

Public opinion polls show center left parties leading in most of the region s other campaigns as well.

So, in the 30 or so weeks between now and the next French presidential election, any prediction made today could be reversed, and reversed again, before the vote.

Over and above that, two factors explain the bizarre phenomenon captured by recent opinion polls in France.

Trailing her in opinion polls, the other contenders cite her lack of credibility on economic policy and international relations.

Poll after poll confirms that America s soft power has declined, particularly in the Islamic world.

Polls show that people today have become less deferential to authority in organizations and in politics.

Polls show that an overwhelming majority of Turks respect the army only when it stays within its barracks.

The United Nations Communications Group task force on public opinion surveys has already taken the first steps towards involving internationally known pollsters for this purpose.

Indeed, polls show that the party could still finish first.

Nevertheless, recent polls by WorldPublicOpinion.org shed some indirect light on this question.

CAMBRIDGE Public opinion polls show that citizens in many democracies are unhappy with their leaders.