| It was not until 1986 that the party abandoned abstentionism and declared itself ready to take seats in the Dail. |
| There are 80 percent abstentionism often in elections, and elections that, indeed, lack transparency. |
| He was integral in influencing Sinn Fein's decision to drop Dail abstentionism in 1986 and argued strongly that democratic politics would strengthen the republican cause. |
| With 175,000 votes, the party has edged ahead of the SDLP and secured four Westminster seats, despite its unchanged policy of abstentionism. |
| Nationally, he worries that a drop in support, in addition to increased abstentionism, will pull the party under 5percentt. |
| High levels of abstentionism were noted in their principal area of influence, the Lacandon Jungle, where in the midst of general calm, considerably less than half the electorate voted. |
