The potential problem, however, is that appointment criteria designed by those from a governmental or institutional background will always favour candidates of a similar ilk. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
Ahead of the election, there have been accusations and counter accusations by aspirants into various councillorship positions under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that some persons have been imposed on the party as favoured candidates for election against rules of the party. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
Although both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown exerted influence behind the scenes to support favoured candidates, they were never as blatant as Jeremy Corbyn appears to be in Gorton. (labour-uncut.co.uk)