Sentences with phrase «as political leaders become»

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Edmonton - Gold Bar Liberal MLA Bettie Hewes became the first woman to lead a major political party when she served as interim leader of the Official Opposition in 1994.

Armenia's political crisis deepened Wednesday as opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan called for protesters to block key transport links after lawmakers rejected his bid to become prime minister.

Quinn, the Democratic mayoral front - runner, has lost the backing of three left - wing Manhattan political clubs — including one in her own district — whose leaders say she's become too centrist as speaker.

As Scotland waits to see if Westminster can meet its deadline for producing draft legislation for extending more powers north of the border by January 25, English political leaders have become more aware than ever of the growing gap in devolved powers between England and the other home nations.

That President Xi has accumulated so much personal power is partly a reflection of his political acumen, and partly a recognition by the Party that China needs a single strong leader at the moment as it transitions from a weak local power recovering from the disasters of Japanese occupation in the early 20th century followed the cultural revolution and the great leap forwards, and instead becomes a global power.

He went on to be a special adviser to Douglas Hogg, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and worked at 10 Downing Street as well as for Prime Minister John Major's campaign team in the party's unsuccessful 1997 general election campaign, before becoming a speechwriter and political secretary to Major's successor as party leader, William Hague.

Skelos becomes the second of New York's most powerful political leaders in nine days to be sentenced to prison for public corruption crimes, a double - whammy that has cemented the state government's reputation as an organization plagued by corruption and prompted widespread calls for ethics reforms in Albany.

As Muslims have come to become more than an insignificant share of the left wing coalition in many parts of Western Europe and North America, despite the left wing not many any real policy concessions to attract them, members of left wing parties have come to have more interpersonal contact with Muslims which has led to reduced fear and increased mutual understanding, and political leaders in left wing parties have felt it politic and appropriate to refrain from emphasizing policies and issues that actively antagonize a not insignificant share of their coalition even when (if push came to shove) they might be uneasy with some of the political and social views of this part of their coalition.

However, as the wants of the party members fall more and more out of step with what the 99 percent of people who do not belong to a political party desire, it will become more and more difficult for the leaders of said parties to satisfy both sides of the equation.

One of the highly experienced politicians in Ghana's political history, who studied at the feet of great men like Kofi Abrefa Busia, Victor Owusu, perfected their arts, corrected their mistakes and rose to become the «successful leader of the Danquah - Busia - Dumbo tradition» by serving as President of Ghana, has repeated his call for an extension of the presidential term arguing, the four - year term, is not enough to make a meaningful impact as President.

Washington (CNN)- In his speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference last week, House Minority Leader John Boehner asked the crowd to imagine what Congress would look like if he became Speaker of the House - a prospect that has become more likely as the political environment sours for DPolitical Action Conference last week, House Minority Leader John Boehner asked the crowd to imagine what Congress would look like if he became Speaker of the House - a prospect that has become more likely as the political environment sours for Dpolitical environment sours for Democrats.

After studying government at Colby College in Maine, she became a labor organizer herself, working alongside the Teamsters union and local political groups and eventually serving as a Democratic district leader until she was hired by the de Blasio administration in February of 2014.

The world leaders who are concerned about their people think of good policies and welfarism, not selfish ambitions.Politics has become a school, from councilor - chairman - state house assembly - house of rep. - governor - either senate minister or president.I want to advise you that, as you line chains of political ambition, please include death.

As a result of that low profile, and the rapid materialization of his speaker bid this week, the public knows almost nothing about a man who is in the verge of becoming one of the most powerful political leaders in New York State.

«Personal relationships and political alliances should take a back seat going forward as my colleagues and I select the leader who will assure that our priorities become the driving force in our upcoming budget and the remainder of the session.»

If the series never quite transcended its melodramatic young adult roots or heavy - handed socio - political commentary, this third sequel nevertheless moves along with grim, propulsive confidence, once again leaning on Jennifer Lawrence «s steel - jawed performance as a young woman who becomes the unlikely leader of a rebellion over which she has less and less control.»

With nearly half of all new teachers leaving their classrooms within five years and as many as a third of the nation's teaching force readying for retirement, some education and political leaders seem to believe that education can solve its human - resource challenge by becoming more like the military: sign individuals up for short - term enlistments, prepare them in intensive boot - camp experiences, and then send them to the front lines.

So they did more teaching or became involved running a charter school or a reform group, then kept moving up the ladder as sympathetic political leaders, including Democrats (most in this network also seem to be Democrats), took over cities or states and looked for people to overhaul school systems.

As a political leader, he would become the architect of the American government.

Political leaders will celebrate in Zagreb today as Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.