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Mr Abdelaziz won nearly 53% of the votes cast in the first round of an election on July 18th, forgoing the need for a run-off.
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In all, 23 million of Egypt's 50 million eligible voters, or 46%, cast ballots in the first round of the election.
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Mr Manning has flung himself into trying to win on the second ballot, noting that only 59% of the 202, 000 registered members cast votes in the first round.
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Le Pen said she had cast a blank ballot in the second round, and observers expected many of her supporters to follow suit.
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There would be a second round run-off if neither secures 50% of ballots cast.
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If after a first round no candidate had more than 50% of the votes cast, the votes of the least popular candidate would be redistributed, following the second preferences indicated by supporters of that eliminated candidate.
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Turnout was reported to be just above 30% in the first round, with unofficial counts suggesting some 56% of those who cast ballots voted in favour of the draft.
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To win the first round of voting, parliamentary candidates must receive a majority of votes cast in their districts as well as enough votes to represent 25% of all registered voters in their districts.
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To win in the first round, a candidate has to obtain over 50 per cent of all votes cast.
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In a large campaign rally Sunday, Mr. Sarkozy ramped up his nationalist rhetoric, in an appeal to the nearly 6.5 million people who cast their ballots for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the first round.
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It is not -- a participatory democracy is not -- the participation is not just limited to the vote you cast on an Election Day, but is, or can be, or should be year round.
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In 2001 the Patriots won their first Super Bowl, led by a cast of selfless team players including quarterback Tom Brady and wide receiver Troy Brown, an eighth-round selection in 1993.
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