The tendency to treat elections as an instrument of self-interest rather than an instrument of national interest had two important effects on electoral planning in Morocco.

The choice of the single member district was dictated to a certain extent by problems of communication and understanding in the more remote areas of the country, but it also served to minimize the national political value of the elections.

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.

Since a national interpretation cannot be avoided it is unfortunate that the elections were not held in a way to maximize party responsibility and the educational effect of mass political participation.

Interesting evidence can be found in the results of the Chamber of Commerce elections, which took place three weeks before national elections.

Lincoln ’ s assessment of the political issue for the 1860 elections was that, " This question of Slavery was more important than any other ; indeed, so much more important has it become that no other national question can even get a hearing just at present.

" The Republicans gained majorities in both House and Senate for the first time since Democrats in the 1856 elections, they were to be seated in numbers which Lincoln might use to govern, a national parliamentary majority even before pro-slavery House and Senate seats vacated.

* 1963 – In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya ( United Kingdom of Libya ) into one national unity ( Kingdom of Libya ) and allows for female participation in elections.

Unlike the communist parties in most other East European states, the BCP ( changing its name to Bulgarian Socialist Party ) retained majority power after the transition in Bulgaria by winning the first free national elections in June 1990.

This accord established a transitional government pending national elections.

" But the 1966 national assembly elections showed a significant swing to the right, and General Lon Nol formed a new government, which lasted until 1967.

The powers of the legislature include enactment and amendment of the constitution and laws ; adoption of the government budget, declarations of war and peace, defining national boundaries, calling referenda and elections, appointments and relief of officers, supervising the Government of Croatia and other holders of public powers responsible to the Sabor, and granting of amnesties.

* In some Commonwealth countries resident citizens of other Commonwealth countries are entitled to political rights, e. g., the right to vote in local and national elections and in some cases even the right to stand for election.

By the time of the national assembly elections in December 1992, only three had qualified.

Only the RPP and the PRD contested the national assembly elections, and the PND withdrew, claiming that there were too many unanswered questions on the conduct of the elections and too many opportunities for government fraud.

In the national elections held in early months of 2008 the DPP won less than 25 % of the seats ( 38. 2 % vote share ) in the new Legislative Yuan while its presidential candidate, former Kaohsiung mayor Frank Hsieh, lost to KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou by a wide margin ( 41. 55 % vs. 58. 45 %).

The elections for Ethiopia's first popularly-chosen national parliament and regional legislatures were held in May and June 1995.

In the 2009 European Parliament elections, Debout la République obtained 1. 77 % of the national vote, and Libertas 4. 8 %.

The tense diplomatic relations between East and West Pakistan reached a climax in 1970 when the Awami League, the largest East Pakistani political party, led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, ( Mujib ), won a landslide victory in the national elections in East Pakistan.

Plurality voting is used for local and / or national elections in 43 of the 193 countries of the United Nations, as well as in the Republic of China ( Taiwan ).

Canada also uses this system for national and provincial elections.

After the first free elections in 1994, de Klerk became deputy president in the government of national unity under Nelson Mandela, a post he kept until 1996.

Only Walter Lippman envisioned the possibility of our having `` outlived most of what we used to regard as the program of our national purposes ''.

Proceeds will be used by the section to further its program in science, education and social action on local, national and international levels.

Other widely spoken Afroasiatic languages are Amharic, the national language of Ethiopia, with 18 million native speakers ; Somali, spoken by around 19 million people in Greater Somalia ; and Hausa, the dominant language of northern Nigeria and southern Niger, spoken by 18. 5 million people and used as a lingua franca in large parts of the Sahel, with some 25 million speakers in total.

In some countries, such as Zimbabwe, it is widely used alongside a national sign language.

For referring specifically to a U. S. national and things, the words used are estadunidense ( also spelled estado-unidense ) ( United States person ), from Estados Unidos da América, and ianque ( Yankee ), but the term most often used is norte-americano, even though it could, as with its Spanish equivalent, in theory apply to Canadians, Mexicans, etc., as well.

For example, Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Commission, used it to announce its news bulletins until 1952 .< ref >

Dulce de Leche, a popular national spread used to fill cakes and pancakes, eaten over toast, and as an ice cream flavour.

A sweet paste, dulce de leche is another treasured national food, used to fill cakes and pancakes, spread over toasted bread for breakfast, or served with ice cream.

Nowadays, " Afghan " is usually not used as an ethnic term, but as a national demonym for all citizens of Afghanistan, while " Pashtun "-the native ethnonym of this people-is largely used in a linguistic sense to refer to native speakers of Pashto.

The word " anthem " is commonly used to describe a celebratory song or composition for a distinct group, as in the term " national anthem ".

Dogpatch characters were used in national campaigns for the Cancer Foundation, the March of Dimes, the National Heart Fund, the Boy Scouts of America, Minnesota Tuberculosis and Health Association, the National Amputation Foundation, and Disabled American Veterans, among others.

The Belgian national airline used to be Sabena from 1923 to 2001, until it went into bankruptcy.

In 1970, sculptor Alain Gourdon used Bardot as the model for a bust of Marianne, the French national emblem.

; Presiding Bishop or President Bishop: These titles are often used for the head of a national Anglican church, but the title is not usually associated with a particular episcopal see like the title of a primate.

However, the Luftwaffe was a broadly based force with no constricting central doctrine, other than its resources should be used generally to support national strategy.

The phrase " national home " was intentionally used instead of " state " because of opposition to the Zionist program within the British Cabinet.

Station codes are similarly used on railways, but are usually national, so the same code can be used for different stations if they are in different countries.

Calendars in widespread use today include the Gregorian calendar, which is the de facto international standard, and is used almost everywhere in the world for civil purposes, including in the People's Republic of China and India ( along with the Indian national calendar ).

While the Gregorian calendar is widely used in Israel's business and day-to-day affairs, the Hebrew calendar, used by Jews worldwide for religious and cultural affairs, also influences civil matters in Israel ( such as national holidays ) and can be used there for business dealings ( such as for the dating of checks ).

However, elements that are practical to sell in bulk in many countries often still have locally used national names, and countries whose national language does not use the Latin alphabet are likely to use the IUPAC element names.