First democratic election

In June 1990, Czechoslovakia held its first democratic elections since 1946.

The civil society more and more insistently called for democratic elections.

The first truly democratic elections were held in 2006.

A peace agreement in 2003 led to democratic elections in 2005.

All the democratic elections in Honduras have been dominated by the competition between the PNH and the PLH.

The country had fully democratic elections in 1930, won by Sténio Vincent.

The right to democratic elections and conduct of public affairs (articles 25 and 26 of the Covenant)

2007 presidential election Mauritania's first fully democratic presidential election took place on 11 March 2007.

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

Freedom of movement and freedom of thought are indispensable to guarantee truly democratic elections accepted by all.

I know of no democracy in which a single election is sufficient to entitle the winner to remain in office in perpetuity.

By 1975, all the Portuguese African territories were independent and Portugal held its first democratic elections in 50 years.

A new wave of openness and democratization in which, since 2000, more than two thirds of African countries have had multi party democratic elections.

Building a true democracy (as opposed to simply holding elections) is an enterprise that requires decades or even generations.

One idea making the rounds is for the European Parliament to define the ECB s objectives, on the basis that it is democratically elected as if the Maastricht Treaty did not result from a democratic process.

You really believe that if there are democratic elections in Egypt now, that a government could emerge that espouses some of the values you've spoken about so inspiringly?

Resolving this generational struggle peacefully will require democratic elections within Fatah for membership of both the Revolutionary Council and the Central Committee.

After all, Hamas was democratically elected, but was forbidden from ruling and besieged in Gaza.

We have also seen it this year in Lebanon, where democratic elections have taken place free from outside interference, symbolizing new found freedom and national unity.

But the rule remains that lawmaking in India is responsive to civil society through the process of consultation and debate by people s representatives chosen through democratic elections.

The public s demand for free elections and the resulting creation of a democratic government have forced the military to accept the public will.

The United States, working with the Palestinian Authority and the international community, has focused substantial resources on strengthening the Palestinian Authority's institutions and providing assistance to ensure democratic elections.

India is a democracy, and Pakistan a wayward democracy.

In June, when Sharif became the first prime minister in Pakistan s checkered political history to succeed a democratically elected prime minister through another democratic election, there was hope in India that the balance of power might shift from the military to the civilian government.

Their claim to represent the people, whose votes they have sought and won, cannot be lightly disregarded in favor of those who have not earned the right to represent the people through a democratic election.

This is the only realistic way to help those probably a majority who want genuine democracy, not an election used as a route to domination.

And if the leaders of Algeria s Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) had been allowed to take power in 1991, after their early success in a democratic election, they would almost certainly have been illiberal rulers.

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).

The term is associated with a social consensus (usually expressed through democratic elections) that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income.

There have been positive developments in the area of peace and security, such as the end of the North South conflict in the Sudan, democratic elections in Afghanistan and Iraq, improvements in relations between India and Pakistan.

Australia was pleased that Afghanistan was making progress towards becoming a viable democratic State and that the King of Nepal had called for general elections to be held by 2007.

Noting with appreciation the holding of democratic elections in October and November 2005, which culminated in the inauguration in January 2006 of the first democratically elected woman president in Africa,

Thus, a vast majority of the population were sure that a democratically elected government would serve their interests and eagerly participated at the polls.

Because Sunni Arabs, comprising less than 25 of the population, knew that they could not win a democratic election, many of their leaders urged a boycott.

With Iraq rapidly descending into bloody chaos, the prospects for holding successful democratic elections in January, as the US and the Iraqi interim government have promised, look bleak.

The US, France, Canada, and other major donor countries must not miss this historic opportunity to give vital help to Preval s democratically elected new government.

Fearing threats to their vast economic empire and their grip on high politics, the generals decided to end the reforms, overturn the results of Algeria s first democratic parliamentary elections, and remove Benjedid from power.

Democratic Alliances

Hamas must be a part of any lasting solution to the Palestinian issue, not just because it won democratic elections, but also because it controls the Gaza Strip and has real influence in the West Bank.

The Commonwealth works with member States to build the necessary capacity for democratic elections and governance systems and to ensure that member countries seek to achieve representative democracies that include women, men, young persons and politically marginalized groups.

India s Disrupted Democracy

The Myth of Khaki Democracy

15. Recognizes the challenges following secure and fair elections and the establishment of democratic institutions as identified in the Afghanistan Compact,S 2006 90, annex. and calls upon the international community to continue to provide sustained support

This secret truce was maintained even after Mexico s first open democratic presidential election in 2000, when the long ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party was ousted from power.