several political parties, intellectuals, businessmen, students and other activists into the Democratic Union Coalition and then trained them in grassroots campaigning and membership recruiting. They also assisted in distributing 350,000 copies of a manifesto calling for private property rights, a free press and foreign investment to help convince people to vote out the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. New Zealand 2017 election (by China) The heads of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service and Government Communications Security Bureau confirmed attempted interference by China in the 2017 New Zealand general election. Nepal 1959 election (by United States and India) The CIA covertly assisted via "covert operations" for B.P. Koirala and the Nepalese Congress in winning the 1959 election. The Communist Party of India also funded the Communist Party of Nepal during the elections. Nicaragua 1984 election (by United States) The United States covertly funded and bribed anti-Sandinista opposition leaders to boycott the 1984 elections and convince the world Nicaragua ran a "Soviet style" election. 1990 election (by United States) The United States heavily funded and assisted the anti-Sandinista opposition groups in Nicaragua to oust them from power. Pakistan 1970 election (by Soviet Union) According to details from the Mitrokhin Archive, the Soviet Union covertly supported the Awami League in Pakistan in order to assist Bangladeshi independence. Palestine 2006 election (by United States and Israel) During the 2006 Palestinian elections, Israel hoped that Fatah would prevail over Hamas, the latter being a Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist organization. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon wanted to halt the elections if Hamas ran candidates. However, U.S. President George W. Bush objected to such election interference, and Hamas won, despite millions of clandestine dollars flowing from the Bush administration to Fatah during the closing weeks of the campaign. Then-Senator Hillary Clinton commented at the time: "we should have made sure that we did something to determine who was going to win." Panama 1984 election (by United States) According to details released during Manuel Noriega's trial, the CIA and drug cartels funded the presidential campaign of Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino. 1989 election (by United States) The CIA covertly launched a campaign to oust General Manuel Noriega, then President of Panama, from office. CIA agents helped set up radio and TV transmitters for opposition groups and sanctions were placed on Panama. It was noted that the event happened after a failed coup with alleged US backing in 1988. Peru 1962 election