General election victory remarks‚ 1979 Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) Location: 10 Downing Street … . Well‚ it’s been a wonderful campaign. Congratulations! Mrs. Thatcher: Thank you very much. Question: How do you feel at this moment? Mrs. Thatcher: Very excited‚ very aware of the responsibilities. Her Majesty The Queen has asked me to form a new administration and I have accepted. It is‚ of course‚ the greatest honour that can come to any citizen in a democracy. (Cheering) I know full
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today. Back then they were just figuring out how it works to run a country after becoming independent from the British Empire. One of these major events was the presidential election of 1800. This election was won by Thomas Jefferson who is one of the most iconic men in the history of the United States of America. The election and the process of him becoming president wasn’t smooth sailing though. The race for president was contested between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Adams was a federalist
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Jane Bitzi Election Anameeka Hanif University of Texas at Arlington Pols 2312 November 29‚ 2013 Introduction Election is like a race‚ one has to prepare and train for success. It’s an opportunity and political circumstances that can affect the outcomes of a political candidate. Jane Bitzi daughter of former Governor Joe‚” aka Big Daddy”. She is running for Governor
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2012 Presidential Election The United States presidential election of 2012 is scheduled for Tuesday‚ November 6‚ 2012. It will be the “57th quadrennial presidential election‚ in which presidential electors‚ who will elect the President and Vice President of the United States on December 17‚ 2012"(2012 Presidential”). Incumbent President Barack Obama is running for a final term during this election. Who will be more than likely running against Obama is Mitt Romney? There are several candidate
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G.R. No. L-31455 February 28‚ 1985 FILIPINAS ENGINEERING AND MACHINE SHOP‚ Petitioner‚ vs. HON. JAIME N. FERRER‚ LINO PATAJO et. Al. Cuevas J. FACTS: In preparation for the national elections of November 11‚ 1969‚ then respondent Commissioners of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) issued an INVITATION TO BID CALL No. 127 on September 16‚ 1969 calling for the submission of sealed proposals for the manufacture and delivery of 1 1‚000 units of voting booths. Among the seventeen bidders who submitted
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Recounting the 2000 Presidential Election The movie Recount tells the story of the ballot controversy in Florida during the 2000 presidential election of George W. Bush vs. Al Gore. Recount was written by Danny Strong‚ directed by Jay Roach‚ and produced by Kevin Spacey. It is told from the from the perspective of Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain‚ one of Vice President Gore ’s lawyers. The film begins on November 7‚ 2000‚ the night of the presidential election. Florida is called for Governor Bush by
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BARBADOS GENERAL ELECTIONS 2013 CONSTITUENCY BARBADOS LABOUR PARTY (BLP) DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY(DLP) ST. LUCY Peter Phillips Denis Kellman ST. PETER Owen Arthur Haynesley Benn ST. ANDREW George Payne Irene Sandiford-Garner ST. JAMES NORTH Edmund Hinkson Harcourt Husbands ST. JAMES CENTRAL Kerrie Symmonds George Hutson ST. JAMES SOUTH Sandra Husbands Donville Inniss ST. THOMAS Cynthia Forde Roleric Hinds ST. JOSEPH Dale Marshall Dennis Holder ST. GEORGE NORTH Gline
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Election of the President The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of: • elected members of the two Houses of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of the States - Article 54 • It includes the national capital territory of Delhi and the Union territory of Pondicherry • The President’s election is held in accordance with a system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote • there shall be uniformity in the scale of representation of the
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SOME states might have their own peculiar issues‚ but on a national scale‚ the issues that are likely to dominate this general election fall under three broad categories: race relations‚ governance and economic wellbeing. These categories are not watertight compartments and a given policy issue can affect all of them‚ but they offer a simple and convenient way to understand the electoral issues. Formulated in this general way‚ these categories are familiar and longstanding in Malaysian politics‚
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The US presidential election of 1796 was the first contested American election and the only one to elect a President and Vice President from opposing tickets. After two terms as president‚ George Washington had had enough‚ and it was time for another president. John Adams received the most votes‚ and Thomas Jefferson became second-in-command. During and after the election process‚ problems arose not only between parties‚ but also within them. The federalists Party believed in a strong central
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