The election process was more politicized in some cantons than in others.

The independent expert welcomes the exemplary and successful completion of the election process.

International observers have been invited to monitor all stages of the election process.

Complaints regarding the voter registration process, campaign process and polling were followed up by COHCHR with the relevant election commissions.

The complicated electoral process, involving five different kinds of election, had been successfully completed.

The independent expert expresses his appreciation for the exemplary and successful completion of the election process.

As the Secretary General said, The success of the election augurs well for the transition process.

In the post election period, many complaints about the electoral process were submitted to the Council.

The Acting President We shall now proceed with the election. The voting process has now begun.

Freedom of expression, assembly and association are essential conditions for democracy and for a democratic election process.

The process of selection and appointment of members of the national and provincial election commissions was documented.

The new law also expanded considerably the rights of observers and increased the responsibility of all those participating in the election campaign in all stages of the election process.

It is essential, in our opinion, to guarantee the security conditions necessary to the normal development of the election process to begin on 8 October with the election of local authorities and to continue in November with the presidential election.

Thus far, a standoff looks likely, as the head of the presidential election commission has stated publicly on Egyptian television that he refuses all citizen monitoring of the election process.

Some 800 international observers and 7,000 national observers monitored the election process and declared it free and fair.

The main focus for ISAF will be the support to the National Assembly and provincial councils election process.

The Election Process Information Collection (EPIC), a spin off of the ACE project, in addition provides users access to comparative country by country data on election systems, laws, management and administration.

The media actively participated in the monitoring of the election process and in the sensitizing of the Burundian population.

The European Union also congratulates the National Election Commission for its successful and professional work through the electoral process.

165. During the electoral process, the implementation of the election law and the political parties law was closely monitored.

A number of the innovations in election law are geared to elevating the role of the parties in the election process, creating equal conditions for candidates and political parties to participate in election campaigns, and expanding the opportunities for citizens to participate in elections.

The NGOs determine the membership through a staggered election process, which allows for annual rotation and diversity of NGO representation.

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No one is expecting those problems to be miraculously solved by an election process, a political dialogue or international assistance alone.

The Taliban has issued threats against an election process that coincides with the transition of international combat operations to an advisory role.

In July, 24 members of an opposition political movement were arrested, reportedly for interfering with the process of election and census registration.

In the Netherlands, a distinction was made in the election process between young lawyers and lawyers with at least six years of experience.

85. A positive aspect of the election process was the considerable rise in the number of applications for and issuance of Croatian documents.

7. Also recommends that United Nations electoral assistance be geared towards comprehensive observation of the electoral process, beginning with registration and other pre election activities and continuing through the campaign, election day and the announcement of the election results, in instances where more than technical assistance is required by the requesting State

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President Uribe Vélez (spoke in Spanish) We congratulate you, Sir, on your election and wish you every possible success in the ongoing reform process.

The Secretary General's report comes as tomorrow's election is about to bring to a conclusion the political transition process outlined in resolution 1546 (2004).

It was now discouraged to see that since the election of the new Government in Israel, the peace process had taken a new direction.

The importance of a credible, transparent election process for long term peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could not be overstated.

That election which all parties to the peace process want to be fair, transparent, free and open is at the heart of all political calculations.

Together with a local non governmental organization, UNIFEM provided gender training for electoral commissioners to increase their understanding of women's role in the election process.

These three organizations, together with the International Foundation for Election Systems and the Konrad Adenauer Institute, are also providing other support for the electoral process.

The European Union has been deeply involved in the electoral process, especially in voter registration and in polling observation by dispatching some 200 election observers.

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The election of a Transitional National Assembly that would draft a constitution, held successfully on 30 January, was an important milestone in Iraq's transitional political process.

We commend the United Nations agencies and the Organization of American States on their longstanding support for the election process, to which Norway has also contributed.

42. With the end of the year, the mandate of the Provisional Election Commission for supervision of the municipal elections will come to an end. Then, the OSCE Head of Mission will, according to the Election Implementation Plan, assess the overall electoral process and report to the OSCE Chairman in Office in the form of a municipal electoral process closure report. The final phase in the municipal electoral process ends with this report.