Both Tajikistan's presidential and parliamentary elections, in 1999 and 2000, respectively, were widely considered to be flawed and unfair but peaceful.

Both Gbagbo and Ouattara claimed victory and took the presidential oath of office.

Both Kennedy and Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota had been running against the eventual Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey.

Both he and his party publicly encouraged people to vote for James Soong to the point of stating during the presidential debates that he was not planning to vote for himself and that people should vote for Soong.

Both tune and elements of the lyrics were adapted in the controversial parody " Barack the Magic Negro ", written and recorded by Paul Shanklin for Rush Limbaugh's radio program, after the term was first applied to then presidential candidate Obama by movie and culture critic, David Ehrenstein, in a Los Angeles Times op ed column of March 19, 2007.

Both conventions ' delegates ignored the primary ballots and voted to nominate their presidential candidates from the floor, similar to the Democratic and Republican conventions.

Both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party usually modify their delegate selection rules between presidential elections, including how delegates are allocated to each state and territory.

Both major-party candidates in the 2008 presidential election cited Niebuhr as an influence: Senator John McCain, in his work Hard Call, " celebrated Niebuhr as a paragon of clarity about the costs of a good war.

Both the Federal Constitution of 1949 and the Provisional Constitution of 1950 were parliamentary in nature, where executive authority laid with the prime minister, and which — on paper — limited presidential power.

Both he and his party publicly encouraged people to vote for James Soong to the point of stating during the televised presidential debates that he was not planning to vote for himself and that people should vote for Soong so that the pro-reunification vote would not be split.

Both because of its opposition to the principle of presidential election by universal suffrage and because De Gaulle's re-election appeared inevitable, the SFIO did not nominate a candidate for the 1965 presidential election.

Both parties have seen political success: in the 39 presidential elections between 1856 and 2010, Republicans won 19 times and Democrats 20 times.

Both Sadat and Mubarak served as vice-presidents at the time the presidential office became vacant, however on Mubarak's succession in 1981 as president he did not appoint a vice-president until 29 January 2011 when during substantial protests demanding reforms he appointed Omar Suleiman to the role.

Both interviews drew significant media attention as they were front runners for the 2008 presidential election.

Both elections were blighted by low turn-outs: only 51 % in the second and deciding round of the presidential election and just over 40 % in the parliamentary election.

Both Giligorov and Inić later left DS when the party decided to throw its support behind Prince Tomislav Karađorđević at the FR Yugoslavia 1992 presidential elections.

He is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus The Washington Post noted that the political similarities between McGovern and his mentor, 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern, are numerous: " Both are considered among the most liberal and anti-war lawmakers of their generation.

Both presidential proclamations noted that the island served as an outpost to protect New York City from sea attack.

Both situations led the Coalition to fear defeat in the 1999 presidential elections.

Both Barkley and Clements stressed party unity during the campaign, and although Cooper polled much better than the Republican presidential ticket, he ultimately lost to Chapman in the general election by 24, 480 votes.

Both the Conservatives and Labour had sent advisers to the United States to aid the rival candidates in the 1992 presidential election, and it emerged that the Conservative government had allowed Home Office press officers to search files for evidence that Clinton had applied for British citizenship to avoid the Vietnam draft while a Rhodes scholar at Oxford in 1969 ; no evidence was found that he had.

Both Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and vice-presidential candidate John Edwards mentioned and praised Cheney's openness with regard to her sexual orientation when questioned regarding gay issues.

Both presidential candidates had previously supported a Ukrainian withdrawal.

Both parties and the Ministry of the Interior were busily at work after the elections trying to unearth the political affiliations of the successful candidates and, thereby, give the elections a confidential but known degree of national political significance.

Both candidates believed that the states of New York, New Jersey, Indiana, and Connecticut would determine the election.

Both candidates were pro-business, and each promised to improve conditions for farmers, reform immigration laws, and maintain America's isolationist foreign policy.

Both candidates were rhetorically attacked in the press.

Both parties also have separate campaign committees which work to elect candidates at a specific level.

Both major parties ultimately turned to dark horse candidates from the electoral-vote-rich state of Ohio.

Both candidates denounced President Truman during the campaign.

Both regular and militia officer candidates undergo a one-year program of basic training.

Both candidates filed legal challenges contesting the format of the new election.

Both the Democratic Party and Republican candidates certified their own slates of local officers.

Both candidates came from Natchitoches.

Both Danyluk and Mack-Arsenault formed parties, and Caron, although officially running as an independent, affiliated herself with a group of independent candidates for town council.

Both tracks are intended to prepare candidates for academic administration and focus on aspects and issues in education leadership.

Both electorates saw strong Green votes in the 2001 election, and it was expected the Green candidates, rather than the Liberal Party, would provide the main opposition to the ALP in the 2004 election, although the Liberals ultimately did narrowly retain their lead over the Greens in these electorates.

Both candidates, Conti and Augustus, were proclaimed as king by different ecclesiastical authorities ( by Primate Michaŀ Radziejowski and Bishop of Kujawy Stanisław Dąmbski, respectively, with Jacob Heinrich von Flemming swearing to the pacta conventa in Augustus's place ).

Both independent and party candidates run in the elections, with a historical bias leaning towards grouped members.

Both Nader and Camejo said the main reason they ran in the 2004 election was because there were no other national candidates demanding an immediate withdrawal of American troops from what they believe is an immoral and unconstitutionally pursued War in Iraq ( though Green David Cobb, Libertarian Michael Badnarik, Constitution Party candidate Michael Peroutka, Socialist Party USA candidate Walt Brown and Socialist Workers Party candidate Róger Calero also opposed the war to varying degrees.

Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices.

Both major-party candidates, Democrat Dannel Malloy, 55, of Stamford, and Republican Tom Foley, 58, of Greenwich, are smart, forceful and energetic.

Both committees elected by delegates voting between lists of candidates, known as ' slates ', nominated by either an independent nominations commission of by delegates.

Both candidates opposed the busing, but Gable did so more vehemently and criticized the sitting governor for not " doing something about it ".

Both the Liberal Party and the Progressive Conservative Party agreed not to run candidates against him.

Both candidates have therefore received endorsements from other unlikely parties, including Republicans.