Obama would be the first major presidential candidate to drop out of the modern campaign financing system for the general election since its creation in 1976 in the post-Watergate era.
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The opposition Conservatives say that if they win power at the approaching general election they will copy the Scottish system, in which people who are not convicted usually have their DNA removed from the database as soon as the case against them is dropped.
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Mr Hatoyama prevaricates over fiscal reform, arguing that Japan should wait until the next general election in 2013 before shaking up the tax system.
Assuming it has passed, there will now be a fresh general election, in December, with a more proportional system of representation, in which many more Sunnis are expected to participate.
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Constitutional Reform Minister Mark Harper said the coalition wanted to hold the plebiscite on replacing first-past-the-post (FPTP) with the alternative vote (AV) system at an "early opportunity" so voters would know what system they would be using for the 2015 general election.
Basking in the reflected glory of Tony Blair's 1997 general election victory, he promised to make the country's railway system the best in the world, though Virgin's reputation for quality was damaged by his trains' poor record.
In the latest general election, in 2005, the then prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, challenged the system by appealing directly to voters.
In such a system, a Republican and a Democrat might face off in the general election, or two Republicans or two Democrats.
The shadow system enables an orderly transition of power in the event that fortunes shift at a general election.
In general, the opportunities for reform are limited barring a radical change to our election process that would make our system look more like Europe -- where elections are usually shorter, cheaper and publicly funded.
He also called for a full proportional representation voting system, which he said would mean his party would come second or third in the next general election.
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