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...latent anti-Semitism is rearing its ugly head and Le Pen’s stunning victory reinforces the notion that France is standing by, if not encouraging, the continued attacks against its Jewish citizens. The apathy surrounding the attacks on Jews was mirrored by the dismal turnout for the election. The turnout—although high by American standards—was France’s lowest since the establishment of the Fifth Republic in 1958. Combined with the fracturing of the left wing, the low turnout took so many votes away from the mainstream candidates Chirac and Jospin that...
...turnout among pre-frosh—who attended last night’s council meeting for pre-frosh weekend—numbered in the twenties. However, most left half-way through the meeting...
...thought it was a good turnout,” she said...
...better about themselves, make the election more meaningful, draw more voters to the polls," says John Anderson, the 1980 third-party candidate for President. Other reformers argue that it is a truer expression of voter will than runoff elections, which are costly and typically attract a much smaller voter turnout. San Francisco approved the change after last year's runoff for city attorney drew an abysmally low 16.6% of registered voters. And as political races grow more crowded and fringe candidates proliferate, instant runoffs can encourage candidates to appeal to as wide a constituency as possible...
...years. The general is confident that public opinion and his increased international stature will carry him to victory. Analysts aren't sure. Pakistan's major political parties?former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League?have rejected the referendum as unconstitutional. Voter turnout is likely to be spare, which could bring embarrassing comparisons to Pakistan's last military dictator, General Zia ul-Haq, whose 1984 referendum generated widespread apathy...