Sentences with phrase «early parliamentary election»

Not exact matches

President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections will be brought forward to June 24, more than a year earlier than planned.

MILESTONES: AZERBAIJAN By Justin Keay Baku: Enjoying the fruits of Azerbaijan's mineral wealth Azerbaijan's parliamentary elections in early November ended in controversy, with critics claiming the opposition parties were prevented from being able to properly challenge Yeni Azerbaijan,...

Azerbaijan's parliamentary elections in early November ended in controversy, with critics claiming the opposition parties were prevented from being able to properly challenge Yeni Azerbaijan, the party of the authoritarian president Ilham Aliyev.

In his report, Mr Burrowes applauds Mr Cameron's efforts to ensure parliamentary candidates be chosen so early - the next general election is not due for three or four years - but warns a central list of candidates is not the best way to get Tories elected.

Regarding parliamentary elections, single member plurality voting for most MPs developed from the various reform acts of the 19th and early 20th century, although oddities like the University MPs continued until 1950.

The FTPA is therefore best understood as an Act that restricts the prime minister's discretion to call early elections, not as an Act that fixes the parliamentary term.

If she called an early election she might win her own landslide majority, a much more formidable parliamentary context for her bumpy Brexit ride.

An abstention by Labour would have prevented the PM from reaching a majority of two - thirds of all MPs, forcing her into the awkward position of taking the second path to an early election envisaged by the Act — a parliamentary vote of no confidence in her government.

Later that year, Harold Wilson called an early general election where the party increased its parliamentary majority.

Young Professionals for John Mahama and Amissah Arthur for the 2016 elections earlier this morning made donations of an undisclosed number of party branded 2016 T - shirts to the Parliamentary Candidate for Tema Central Miss Ebi Bright.

If the House of Commons, with the support of two - thirds of its total membership (including vacant seats), resolves «That there shall be an early parliamentary general election».

Labour are powerful enough to subject the Tories to gruelling, parliamentary war but too weak for this to end in an early general election.

By early evening that estimate had risen to 100 — well above 20 % of the parliamentary party, which is the threshold needed to trigger a leadership election.

The NPP, earlier sought an out of court settlement of the case in which Addison, who was defeated in the parliamentary primaries, is demanding an annulment of the result, alleging the election was illegal.

YouGov asked how people would vote if Brexit could not pass a Parliamentary vote and instead an early election happened.

India — the world's largest democratic country — is in the early stages of a parliamentary election that won't be wrapped up until the last polls close on May 12 (votes will be counted by May 16).

An earlier precedent can be found in Egypt where over 1,000 judges threatened to boycott presidential and Parliamentary elections in 2005 unless the government took steps to control corruption, and even earlier in 1968 the judiciary was so outspoken about Nasser's war policy that he dismissed them in what became known as the «massacre of the judiciary».