The South seceded because Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, had been elected president.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

The state seceded because a Republican, Abraham Lincoln, had been elected president.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

"The law as it stands now in the State of Israel is to be commended because elected office is not a shelter for misdeeds,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

Political tensions have heightened in Iraq because its newly-elected parliament is still deadlocked over a choice for a new prime minister and government, nearly five months after the parliamentary election in March.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02