protest vote

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protest vote

n → Proteststimme f

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Alan Golding, from Tylorstown, Rhondda, is involved in the campaign to include a "blank vote" option on ballot papers.

Mixed picture at the market; Reporter Kathryn Williams speaks to shoppers at Cardiff's Riverside Market - and finds many voters still haven't made a clear-cut decision

A less-than-enthusiastic electorate returned the PRI to a dominant political position, with absentionism and participation in the "blank vote" campaign reportedly high.

PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO INSTITUCIONAL SWEEPS MIDTERM ELECTIONS AT EXPENSE OF GOVERNING PARTY

"You have to vote, even vote against us, even with a blank vote, but vote," Bouteflika told his first election rally at Batna in the Aures, 435 kilometres (270 miles) southeast of the capital, local media reported.

Presidential campaigning kicks-off in Algeria

In the Sunni Muslim Mazraa area on the other side of town, Mohammad Traboulsi, a 22-year-old student who had also participated in the mass protests, said he might cast a blank vote. This is the heartland of Hariri's movement but Traboulsi pointed to the empty polling stations.

LEBANON - May 29 - Polls Signal Big Role For Hariri's Son

And the main beneficiary could be the candidate Peruvians are calling "Doctor No," the blank vote that rejects both candidates.

Accusations proliferate as some polls show Garcia gaining on Toledo : Debate on issues takes a back seat in final days as campaign focuses on personalities

In one unorthodox development during the session, first-time MP Paula Yacoubian disputed officials' reading of her vote, after her ballot -- on which she had written the name of Labaki, the film director who won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival over the weekend -- was announced as a blank vote.

Berri re-elected speaker; Hariri favorite to form govt

Therefore, they reluctantly decide to cast a blank vote or not go to the polling station.

Horizontal voting dilutes democracy

Two MPs cast a blank vote and two votes were invalid in the first round.

(POL) TURKISH PARLIAMENT ADOPTS FOUR ARTICLES OF CONSTITUTIONAL PACKAGE

"I am hearing more support for the blank vote than for abstention," Crespo told reporters.

BLANK-BALLOT CAMPAIGN COULD AFFECT JULY 5 ELECTIONS

"But with a higher participation, the elections do reflect the public opinion," he said, adding that a blank vote can be cast if there is no candidate reflective of the voter's position.

International actors spend millions on Lebanon polls

"We, for our part, practiced our right to cast a blank vote, which also complies with the democracy of the polls," Arslan said in a statement.

Arslan: Henri Helou's candidacy is courageous stance by Jumblatt

The Solidarity Movement asked its backers not to abstain and to "definitely exercise their right to vote by not voting for ny of the two candidates", in effect, calling on them to cast a blank vote.