Famous Quotes & Sayings

The government in Islamabad must ensure that these elections are open, free and fair.

The government waited until the elections were over and most of the foreign press and observers had gone to kick out one of the few resident foreign journalists.

Sylvia Lim

We've been preparing for the elections for some time so we're glad the wait is finally over.

Yes, the president is softening his pre-election hard line but I think it is still not enough to revive the peace process.

When we took part in the elections we honestly expected to win but we did not expect to win by so much.

Finally the elections took place and they are good elections of which all Haitians can be proud.

Ehud Olmert

The question of who will win the elections has already been decided. The test now is whether we will be strong enough to do what we want and for this we need as many seats as possible.

Barbara Lee

The last two elections were stolen. They were stolen and so we will not rest until we reclaim our democracy and this is what today is all about.

We have set this goal: to win the election.

The participation of many observers allows a more objective evaluation of the elections, from various points of view.

There are indictments, there are charges, there are stories. There's a pay-to-play culture. When elections are about big things, big things can happen.

There is no immediate rush for a special election.

Jeffrey Toobin

What really matters is who wins presidential elections.

Why should they stick to a Western timetable? Why hit the elections when they can hit any time they want?

We also hope the media will also represent a kind of monitoring over these elections.

Elections are held to delude the populace into believing that they are participating in government.

We would have had to hold new elections and Haider would have won them.

He (Abbas) didn't come away with a whole lot and he's looking at elections in January and he can't be too pleased,

Terry McAuliffe

The national Republican strategy of stealing elections through lawyers, loopholes and lies will backfire,

Nowadays, with the electronic voting systems, you don't know what even looks suspicious if you're an elections official. You need people who understand software and software security to understand what the risks are.

I voted for Darryl Clare in the last election.

saddened that a non-democrat made it into the second round of the elections. Fortunately, Jacques Chirac, who has always opposed Le Pen, is leading and he will win the elections.

Hosni Mubarak

These elections come at a turning point in the history of our country, which is facing new challenges,

Alcee Hastings

These elections can only be described as free and fair.

The security concerns, specially in view of the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Afghanistan was also discussed.

The spirit of Proposition 34 was to get more people involved in elections, but obviously multiple millionaires have their own rules.

As long as we run elections under the same set of conditions, there is no way that elections will be free and fair.

As long as we are alive, there will be no elections in Balata.

Juan Vargas

A lot of our so-called Latino leaders are gutless. I talk to these cry-baby Latino leaders, and they say they can't win elections until Latinos are a majority.

A lot of that is because of lack of money and structure. In today's elections, it takes money to run.

This is an unprecedented election. That's why there is so much of it we can't speculate on.

Ayman Nour

This is not an election. It would have been wiser for Hosni Mubarak to win by a small margin or even lose, than win in a fabricated way.

Mahmoud Abbas

This is sabotage and aimed at sabotaging the elections, not only the elections, but also the security of Palestinians. The culprits must be punished.