Italian general election, 2008

The Chamber further found that Bemba knew that MLC forces were committing these crimes. Although he was not physically at the location of the atrocities, he was the leader of his forces and had ultimate authority over all military operations. Bemba was constantly informed via military and civilian intelligence services with “information on the combat situation, troop positions, politics, and allegations of crimes.” Additionally, the Chamber found that Bemba failed to take necessary and reasonable measures to prevent or repress the commission of the crimes, or to submit the matter to competent authorities for investigation and prosecution. Instead, Bemba merely warned his troops not to mistreat civilians, created two investigative commissions, and had seven low ranking soldiers tried on trivial pillaging charges. He also set upthe Sibut Mission, which was supposed to be an investigation of the alleged crimes, but did not fulfill that purpose. Bemba could have withdrawn troops from CAR at any time, but did not do so until March 2003. Lastly, the Chamber found that the crimes were committed as a result of the Bemba’s failure to “exercise control properly” over the MLC forces, including remedying deficiencies in training and taking necessary and reasonable measures to prevent the commission of crimes, and submit the matter to competent authorities. As President and Commander-in-Chief, Assad could similarly be found individually liable for war crimes and crimes against…

primary election, general election and candidate nomination. Each of these elections will put a particular person in office. These elections will let citizens know who is running for office and it is the voters’ decisions to choose who would be a good fit, but primary elections are very important. This type of election will determine the people who will run against each other in a general election. General elections will narrow the candidates to two people and the candidate nomination will have…

District 82, is a district divided amongst its regions with party loyalty with not much of independent voters to be found. For his district, the bulk of his voters come from Co-op City, which is heavily Democratic and the most politically active in the district, while the rest of the district is on the more conservative side with roughly half identifying as Republican. However, due to the high voter turnout of Co-op City, Democratic victories are easier to achieve in District 82 making the…

Firstly, stances on a single issue, as important as said issue may be to voters and as predictive as the people’s reaction to an issue can be of their positions on other issues and therefore other candidates, cannot predict an entire election. Additionally, there is still a chance for the Democrats when the general election rolls around. As primary season comes to a close, the candidate left standing on either side will have to begin to appeal to a more moderate voter base. This is where Bernie…

only force candidates to ideological extremes to win primary elections, but they also compel newly elected officeholders to remain more extreme than they normally would. This forces the party to risk losing the seat, because moderate candidates do better in general elections. Activists find primaries easier to take over than general elections because there are fewer voters to contend with, as most people do not bother voting in primaries. Primaries are not large enough to bring in the large…

“Election campaigns for public office are expensive. Candidates need funding for support staff, advertising, traveling, and public appearances. Unless they are independently wealthy, most must finance their campaigns with contributions from individuals and from businesses and other organizations (legal).” In 1974, most of these campaigns were funded by individual corporations or small groups of wealthy donors. In 1972, insurance executive W. Clement Stone contributed approximately $2.8 million…

It is once again fall and as the election draws near I would like to introduce to you my husband, of 28 years, Matt Ubelhor. Matt is running for re-election as State Representative for our House District 62. You may have seen him lately placing signs, attending local festivals, marching in our town parades, and you may have even seen him in person at your front door. Matt has been working tirelessly for all the families in our District and would like your support to continue to do so in the…

Hi guys! For those of you who don't know, my names Zach Aguirre and I'm running for the position of treasurer. I know some of you might have doubts about a fall guy being in an exec position and I totally understand why you might think that. Yes, I just got initiated and I haven’t been officially a part of this house for a full school week, but to ward off those worries… I want to say that while I may lack time in membership, I make up for it in dedication to this house. I actually just finished…

overlook millions of dollars in vote-buying, illegal campaign spending, and PRFs coordination with Televisa, a multi-media mass media company part of Mexico 's television duopoly that controls the most programming in the country, which guaranteed a Barboza 6 PRI return to power after twelve years of PAN presidencies. Runner-up Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and the PRD fought a losing battle to overturn yet another corrupt presidential elections” (Hansen 209). In other…

A half decade after the conclusion of the National Literacy Crusade, Deborah Brandt composed an analysis on the history of Sandinista education entitled, “Popular Education” in Nicaragua: The First Five Years (1985, edited by Thomas W. Walker). Brandt argued the symbiotic relationship between the militia members of the Sandinista National Liberation Front or the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) and the historically disenfranchised rural peasants through popular education…