Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: The declaration came when political parties are busy with campaigning for vacant constituencies for possible by-elections this year. "Honestly speaking, people should forget by-elections this year because apart from shortage of commissioners, the electoral process is long and cannot be finished within two months," said MEC spokesperson Fegus Lipenga.

busy