The army printed the ballot papers and made the ballot boxes.

Politically, the two fears concerning this ballot proved well founded.

Whether or not there was ballot - rigging is not in question.

Eight: the various observers of the first ballot did not agree in their assessments.

Three: the latter event obviously led to irregularities at some polling stations.

Violence and intimidation did not seem to scare them off from the polling stations.

Some polling stations were situated near graveyards, near killing walls or in minefields.

We know that genuine democracy in many countries starts to be built on polling day and goes on from there.

Where qualified majority voting is enshrined in legislation, we have qualified majority voting.

9941 We will not be voting in favour of this, or rather, we will be voting against this.

That concludes voting time.

hat concludes voting time.

Voting cards were distributed.

We have seen vote after vote lost.

Our final vote will of course depend on the direction this vote takes.

I would therefore have wished to vote against this provision in a recorded vote as well.

So our vote in favour of this supplementary budget is a vote coupled with a clear statement.

That quite clearly means that the vote has taken place, and it would be mistaken to call another vote.

Secondly, he also mentioned their by - election.

The election results give us a clear message.

Allegations of election rigging have been made.

That is why the election campaign was one - sided.

This was domestic politicking for the sake of a forthcoming election.

I hope for their adoption.

We can therefore welcome its adoption.

Commission adoption of a proposal for prioritisation will follow.

Furthermore we are concerned that its adoption would lead to a conciliation process.

One such issue is the adoption of a new law to protect minorities.

Ladies and gentlemen, the choice of legal basis is never an innocent choice.

Consumers deserve a choice.

This increases choice and diversity.

The choice is yours, colleagues.

A choice between right and left.

Above all, value must be attached to quality in this area, and quality means setting priorities.

Only if the quality is right and only if it is checked can we talk of a proper quality label.

Quality argues for itself.

It is a high - quality text.

But quality not quantity matters.

It is not in fact a selection board.

My third point is that you referred to selection or culling.

No intervention should have the purpose of eugenic selection or manipulation.

The selection found on overflowing shelves has long since made this a genuine option.

But this selection of the best instrument must be limited to that which is strictly necessary.