Elections Quotes

"It's become an embarrassment of a sort. [Having elections] was not something the UAE wanted to be behind in. They see themselves as leaders. They also found out you can't have a global city and a closed one."

"We were successful in foiling the king's plans to hold municipal elections earlier this month. Now our focus will be to come up with plans to force the king to give up power he grabbed."

"What is inherently wrong with the word 'politician' if the fellow has devoted his life to holding public office and trying to do something for his people?"

"This is significantly higher than the 2000 municipal elections. There is almost a 50% increase in the total number of candidates, from 30 477 to 45 179. Parties contesting the elections have also increased by 19%, from 79 to 97."

"They have got [parliamentary] elections on Sunday and we just don't know what is going to happen."

"We want to announce the elections results as soon possible so that the public can rest. But ... there must be precision in the announcement."

"It's going to be a 2006 elections issue."

"Markets have priced in a positive outcome of the elections."

"A new poll showed that if the election was held today, people would be confused because it is normally held in November."

"What is clear is that the allies are deeply concerned with the conduct of the elections and are looking carefully at the relationship with Belarus."

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

"There's a lot at stake during these elections. The positions voted for have a lot of influence around the University community."

"In Bosnia in 2002 there were 55 percent, in the parliamentary elections in Colombia 42 percent, India 59 percent, Switzerland 42 percent."

"Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody."

"The elections took place in some areas and we will deal with the results of these areas in a positive way, ... As for the areas in which elections did not take place, we will find a proper solution."

"Those were the best organized elections I have ever seen. Local election commissions ... have practically made no mistakes."

"We want to announce the elections results as soon possible so that the public can rest. Getting the final elections results may not happen before 10 more days, maybe more, maybe less."

"The midterm elections will be decided in places like Washington state and Michigan, not in Washington, D.C.. Our candidates will have a clear message and clear vision. That's not something you see from Democrats either in D.C. or from their challengers in the states."

"The only thing we learn from new elections is we learned nothing from the old."

"The President of the Republic will carry on guaranteeing the continuity of the state ... until elections are held,"