This newspaper had hoped that the election on May 6th would return a single party-the conservatives-with a strong mandate.

本报还曾期望五月六日的选举中保守党一枝独秀，并获得强有力的授权。

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University of Virginia expert Larry Sabato says the single most important issue in next year’s election will be how voters rate Mr. Obama on economic issues.

维吉尼亚大学专家拉里·萨巴托也认为，明年大选一个最重要的问题就是选民们对奥巴马解决经济问题的评价。

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Drained of influences and written off by his own party, a single weapon remains with Mr Aso: when to dissolve the Diet and call the election.

受制于自民党的影响，留给麻生唯一的武器：解决众议院的问题，举行大选。

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Jean Mamboundou says opposition parties have failed to heed civil society's call for a single candidate because many believe they can win the election outright on their own.

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The party also complains that its single election broadcast is scheduled to be aired in mid-April, while those of other minor parties, notably the far-right British National Party, are provisionally scheduled nearer polling day.

ECONOMIST: Party election broadcasts

Ms. ROSEMARY RODRIGUEZ (Commissioner, Election Assistance Commission): The commission realized that we needed to go beyond one single election and look at an entire cycle, especially in light of the fact that many states have passed new ID laws since 2004.

NPR: Study Links Voter ID Rules to Non-Voting

All would be elected in a single general election after the panel concluded that the chance to pass judgement on a government outweighed the benefits of staggered elections, which the island operated before 2011.

BBC: Jersey States electoral change to go to public