Watch out for Labour next year trying to suspend elections if the economy worsens in the name of 'national unity'.

What, nothing about Bev Perdue wanting to suspend elections?

He has also suspended presidential elections.

This Act suspended municipal elections in New Orleans, removed Monroe from office and fired the Police Chief.

In 1965, the federal Government suspended local elections as a result of the Indonesian Confrontation.

Colonel López Arellano suspended elections for two years, then ran himself (and won).

He suspended parliamentary elections, instead naming politicians to the Senate and Chamber of Deputies himself.

It enabled the Prime Minister to suspend elections and civil liberties.

I still think we should both oppose his edict suspending elections until after the war is over.

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of emergency in India, suspending civil liberties and elections.