Florida, 2000:
Attackers... created mayhem at scattered polling places... The violence was seen as a government effort to create chaos to prevent the Gore Campaign from making further gains...
Egypt, 2005 - From the New York Times, 11/21/05:
Attackers wielding machetes, knives and axes created mayhem at scattered polling places around Egypt on Sunday, killing one man and wounding dozens of others. The violence was seen as a government effort to create chaos to prevent the Muslim Brotherhood from making further gains in the second round of three-stage parliamentary elections.
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Florida, 2000:
Attackers... created mayhem at scattered polling places... The violence was seen as a government effort to create chaos to prevent the Gore Campaign from making further gains...
Voters at some polling places praised the government for its organization, with independent judges supervising transparent ballot boxes. But the violence erupted around polling places that were considered strongholds for the Democratic Party, particularly in poorer neighborhoods in this Florida city.
Egypt, 2005 - From the New York Times, 11/21/05:
Attackers wielding machetes, knives and axes created mayhem at scattered polling places around Egypt on Sunday, killing one man and wounding dozens of others. The violence was seen as a government effort to create chaos to prevent the Muslim Brotherhood from making further gains in the second round of three-stage parliamentary elections.
Voters at some polling places praised the government for its organization, with independent judges supervising transparent ballot boxes. But the violence erupted around polling places that were considered strongholds for the Muslim Brotherhood, particularly in poorer neighborhoods in this Mediterranean city.
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