Famous Quotes & Sayings

It is encouraging to note the overwhelming interest by South Africans in voting even after six successive elections.

That's the way elections are won, a lot of feet on the ground and lots of hard work on the ground.

I would like to see open elections in the future, and I am going to push for it.

We need to put a wholly Iraqi face on this election.

Martin Schulz

Markets have priced in a positive outcome of the elections.

Markets have been pricing in Koizumi's victory in the elections. That's positive for the yen.

Donald Rumsfeld

I think looking for a peaceful Iraq after the elections would be a mistake, ... I think our expectations level ought to be realistic about that. These folks have a lot to lose.

You'll see more patrols, more soldiers out than usual from now and until elections. All the last minute arrangements are in place. We expect a large turnout.

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,

Ariel Sharon

I don't think they (Palestinians) can have elections without our help,

E. P. Thompson

People are careful, they want to see the outcome of the elections this time around to see how things will work out...It would possibly be in six months' time when people can make up their minds to go.

Today we enter the fifth month since the holding of the elections and we still do not have a government. In fact we have not even started the process of forming the government by at least having a prime minister.

Arthur Mutambara

We are putting Robert Mugabe and his government on notice. When we go to the next elections it will be impossible for him to rig.

Vote in all of the elections, not just for president and governor.

Today, there are a lot of opposition members of parliament who are not only ready for elections, they're pushing for them,

You know we have elections next year and maybe we need new ideas, new leadership to negotiate good terms with the teams.

We have to now ensure there are free and fair elections.

Jorge Rodriguez

With the Venezuelan voter registry just as it is now, the upcoming elections could be held.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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