What poured gasoline on a simmering fire among the youth was a belief of widespread fraud.
He claimed victory in the first round of voting in August, but an investigation revealed widespread fraud.
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Mr Ter-Petrosian had alleged there was widespread fraud at the poll, but his legal appeal was rejected.
In fact as a new study today revels, there are much more serious health risks associated with this widespread fraud.
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To be sure, such financial innovation has outrun regulation, allowing the widespread fraud that ultimately crashed real estate values and the economy.
Defeated opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim accused the ruling coalition of widespread fraud.
Widespread fraud in the 20 August first round led to Mr Karzai being stripped of the outright win he appeared to have secured.
Mr Sarkisian's victory in the last election in 2008 was followed by deadly clashes between police and opposition supporters, who alleged widespread fraud.
For example, statistical discrepancies between exit polls and actual votes cast have been used by some to deduce widespread fraud on statistical grounds.
The widespread fraud and ballot-rigging at local and parliamentary elections has given rise to cynicism and disenchantment with the current political system, as well.
But the real story of this financial crisis, like many others, was not about one firm but near universal risk-taking, stupidity and possibly widespread fraud.
Mr Putin's election was also overshadowed by allegations of widespread fraud.
Provisional results from the first round on 28 November provoked violent demonstrations when they were announced, and most observers said there was widespread fraud and intimidation.
If there continues to be evidence of more widespread fraud at large and well-known Chinese companies, there will eventually be a crisis of confidence in Chinese businesses.
Instead, as we wrote on Monday, our survey indicates "the possibility that the vote is not the product of widespread fraud" because of Ahmadinejad's formidable early lead.
Six other presidential candidates have also called for an investigation into "widespread fraud and intimidation" that they said could cast doubt on the legitimacy of the vote.
But with the banking sector due to open to foreign competition under China's deal with the World Trade Organisation in 2007, widespread fraud has also been a concern.
MPs from the Muslim Brotherhood did overcome widespread fraud to win nearly a fifth of seats in last year's general election, but since the group remains legally banned, they had to run as independents, so do not count.
In the wake of parliamentary elections characterized by widespread fraud and voting irregularities, President Aristide has apparently been emboldened to employ anew the techniques of mob violence and political coercion that he has used before to maintain control.
So just as the market cannot work if accounting statements involve widespread fraud or abuse, the democratic marketplace of ideas cannot work if half or more of voters believe what they are told by this party controlled press or media.
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Republicans said photo IDs were needed because of widespread voter fraud at the polls, a problem that Democrats said was non-existent.
The results of the election are still unclear nearly two months after the vote as officials investigate reports of widespread vote fraud.
The measures follow allegations of widespread electoral fraud, including vote-rigging, in the UK since postal and proxy voting were greatly extended in 2001.
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Mr Malik says that while no voter list can be absolutely flawless, there is greater hope this time that widespread electoral fraud will be eradicated.
Ultimately, the relatively modest settlements announced over the last 10 days indicate one thing: federal regulators determined their hunt for widespread foreclosure fraud was going nowhere.
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Mr Xenophon told the BBC he has repeatedly voiced fears that the country's forthcoming elections, due to be held in June, could be subject to "widespread election fraud and corruption".
As a result, even if widespread vote fraud (which those like Jimmy Carter will nonetheless indubitably call "substantially free and fair elections") does not produce grave domestic instability in Russia, it will almost certainly accelerate the Kremlin's reversion to malevolent type internationally.
Fanmi Lavalas, the leftist political party of Aristide has been tossed out of the elections due to widespread allegations of fraud at the polls.
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This explains certain Brazilian polices such as the recognition of the hard-line Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as the legitimate winner of the June, 2009 elections in spite of widespread indications of fraud.
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The prison held a number of those arrested for protesting the election, in which incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected to a second term despite widespread claims of fraud by supporters of opposition candidates.
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