TASK DEFINITION: Given a document, an entity and its sentiment towards the entity, verify if it is the correct sentiment towards the entity. Answer should be yes or no. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Sebastian Kurz is Negative . Early exit polls of Austria's Oct. 15 election  suggest  Sebastian Kurz   will take  his  party into a very narrow majority — positioning  himself  as the next chancellor. The 31-year old conservative is known for  his  pledge to take the country into a more hard line stance against the influx of refugees and migrants. (Reuters)
Early exit polls of Austria's Oct. 15 election  suggest  Sebastian Kurz   will take  his  party into a very narrow majority — positioning  himself  as the next chancellor. The 31-year old conservative is known for  his  pledge to take the country into a more hard line stance against the influx of refugees and migrants. (Reuters)
The result puts the 31-year-old foreign minister and People’s Party leader  Sebastian Kurz  in line to become Austria’s next chancellor after a campaign in which he emphasized the need to strengthen border controls  reduce caps on refugees and slash benefits for newcomers.
“I’ll fight with all my strength for change in this country ”  Kurz  told cheering supporters — many clad in turquoise  the color  he  adopted to signal a new era for the People’s Party after decades of identification with black. “There’s a lot to do.”
 Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz  the leader of the People’s Party  talks to reporters after casting his vote in the election in Vienna . (Christian Bruna/European Pressphoto Agency-EFE/Rex/Shutterstock)
But unlike in those nations  in Austria the far right is expected to become part of the government.  Kurz  will need a coalition partner to form a majority in the parliament  and the Freedom Party is considered the most likely option.
If  he  goes that route  it would end a “grand coalition” between Austria’s center left and center right that has led the country for the past decade  and for much of its modern history.
Some on Sunday called on  Kurz  to avoid teaming up with the Freedom Party.
“We strongly urge  Mr. Kurz  to form a coalition of centrist parties and not be beholden to a party of the far-right in  his  new coalition government ” European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor said in a statement. “A party which has run on a platform of xenophobic intolerance and the targeting of immigrants must not be granted a seat at the governing table.”
Kern hinted that the party would be willing to serve in a coalition government. But analysts consider such a possibility unlikely given the rightward tilt of the electorate — as well as the bad blood that developed between the two establishment parties after a scandal involving fake Facebook pages that smeared  Kurz  and were attributed to a Social Democratic operative.
The elevation of  Kurz  to chancellor would put another young and charismatic leader at the helm of a European government  after the election of 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron in France.
Kurz  though ideologically to the right of Macron  modeled much of his campaign after the Frenchman’s. The Austrian politician styled his run for the nation’s highest office as a movement  not a conventional election  and personalized his party  informally renaming it “the Sebastian Kurz List.”
Kritzinger said  Kurz ’s opponents were flummoxed by how to counteract the charismatic People’s Party leader  who took the reins in the party this year and promptly remade it as  his  own.
“From a rhetoric perspective   he ’s an absolute talent ” Kritzinger said. “The other parties didn’t know how to deal with  him .”

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Menendez is Neutral . Newark  New Jersey (CNN) Twelve jurors began their deliberations Monday in the federal corruption trial of  Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy ophthalmologist --  the outcome of which could determine the political future of the New Jersey Democrat.
"I am convinced that I will be declared not guilty  innocent of all charges "  Menendez  told reporters heading into court Monday morning.
The Justice Department's 18-count public corruption indictment accuses  the senator  of accepting over $600 000 in political contributions  free rides on a private jet  and a swanky hotel suite in Paris from Dr. Salomon Melgen.
In exchange  prosecutors say  Menendez  abused the power of  his  office by pressuring federal officials in the Obama administration and other career diplomats to help Melgen resolve a number of business disputes.
Addressing the jury in Menendez's defense  attorney Abbe Lowell told jurors that prosecutors had tried to lead them astray with distractions about beach vacations Melgen provided  but never showed any corrupt agreement.
Lowell urged jurors to focus instead on the "true  honest and lawful" 25-year friendship between Menendez and Melgen  highlighting the $1 000 wedding gift the senator gave to Melgen's daughter.
"Defendants want you to believe that friendship and bribery cannot co-exist -- that is not the law " Koski said. "The issue in this case is not whether  Sen. Menendez and Melgen were friends  -- the issue is whether  they  committed a crime together."
Koski also suggested that the defense lawyers had engaged in "sleight of hand" by suggesting Menendez was more focused on the underlying policy issues raised by Melgen's business problems and that testimony from the senator's character witnesses was unpersuasive.
Over the course of eight weeks  the seven-woman  five-man jury heard from 57 witnesses -- including FBI special agents  pilots  ambassadors and former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius   as well as a slew of character witnesses in support of  Menendez .
Both  Menendez  and Melgen opted not to testify in  their  own defense -- a choice the judge explicitly instructed the jury to ignore as the defendants' constitutional right.
For the $660 000 in political donations Melgen is accused of making to benefit Menendez in 2012  however  Walls told the jurors they needed to find an "explicit agreement."

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Marsha Blackburn is Negative . Another recent poll obtained by Breitbart News shows that Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-07) has a big lead over Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) among Tennessee Republican primary voters.
 Marsha Blackburn  is viewed favorably by nearly half of Republican voters (47%) and has ample room to grow with around 2 in 5 who either donât recognize  her  or who do recognize  her  but havenât formed an opinion yet (16% & 20%). In contrast  a majority of Republican primary voters are split on Corker (39% favorable  41% unfavorable)  leaving only 1 in 5 who have yet to form an opinion. This translates into a 19-point lead for  Blackburn  on the primary ballot.
Ragnar Research Associates concluded that â Marsha Blackburn  has a strong lead in a hypothetical matchup versus Senator Bob Corker among Republican primary voters (+19). Her lead is significant among self-identified conservatives (70% of Republican primary voters) and her image (fav/unfav) is in a much stronger position than Senator Corkerâs. (+31 for  Blackburn  versus -2 for Corker) â adding:
Furthermore   Blackburn  has room to grow  as 36% of Republicans donât know her or havenât formed an opinion of her. The opportunity especially exists in East Tennessee where her ballot lead is only +7  compared to middle Tennessee and west Tennessee (areas she has represented in the House) where her ballot lead is +24 and +31 respectively. As  Blackburn  becomes more known across the state  she has the opportunity to build upon her already strong image and solidity Republican support heading into the 2018 general election.
A Senate Conservatives Fund poll released last week prior to the withdrawal of former Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN-08) from the race showed  Blackburn  with a 49 percent to 26 percent lead over Corker  with Fincher in third place with nine percent.
A subsequent poll released by the Committee to Defend the President that did not included Fincher showed  Blackburn  with a 55 percent to 26 percent lead over Corker.
Corker announced on September 26 that he would not be seeking a third term in the United States.  Blackburn  announced  her  candidacy the following month.

SOLUTION:
no