Sentences with phrase «most of the party leaders»

«Most of the party leaders and members are saying given his pedigree, I mean his integrity, democratic credentials and political sagacity, he is eminently qualified to make a success of this daunting task.»

Am sure some people get the story of ogun APC wrong, the issue is not between Osoba and Amosun rather Amosun with other Apc stalwarts, started from his deputy, all the senators, all the reps, most of party leaders, mejority of assembly members in ogun state even some of the grass root members that worked for amosun's victory in 2011, despite all Osoba intervention with some traditional ruler, Amosun believe he can do it alone, so am sure Osoba left with no option than to stay with mejority followers and path away with Amosun, especially when Amosun always says that he need no politician with him, even went to an extent of attacking ogun central senator with thugs and attempted to kill him.Also,short - changed Osoba's people in last APC congress in the state.But, after the result in Ekiti, he started realizing that he need them only for his 2015 victory but not in his government or in the party..

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Cameron and the vast majority of Britain's most senior politicians advocated for «Remain» while the «Leave» movement was fronted by now Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and former leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage.

The four parties in the center - right coalition agreed during the campaign that the leader of the party that won the most votes would head a government.

Layton was, for most of the last decade, the tireless leader of the New Democratic Party (traditionally Canada's «third» party), and eventually led it during its historical first turn as the Official Opposition in the House of ComParty (traditionally Canada's «third» party), and eventually led it during its historical first turn as the Official Opposition in the House of Comparty), and eventually led it during its historical first turn as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons.

Though some Republicans, like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, were quick to praise Tillerson's international business experience working with foreign governments, Tillerson's nomination was met with deep skepticism from both parties over his embodiment of the most contentious 2016 campaign issues: Trump's closeness with Russia, climate change skepticism, and potential business conflicts of interest.

And he became a source of division and turmoil within the Republican Party, as GOP leaders navigated the challenge of supporting their party's nominee while condemning some of his most controversial rhetoric and behaParty, as GOP leaders navigated the challenge of supporting their party's nominee while condemning some of his most controversial rhetoric and behaparty's nominee while condemning some of his most controversial rhetoric and behavior.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will be given first chance as the leader of the party with most votes but his choices are limited.

For Hu, it was a «legacy» visit, his swansong as the head of the world's most populous and potentially most powerful nation before stepping down as the leader of the Communist Party of China in 2012.

He emerged from two general elections as leader of the party with the most seats in a minority parliament.

It seems bizarre that the most reasonable understanding of why the 2008 bank crisis did not require a vast public subsidy for Wall Street occurred at Monday's Republican presidential debate on June 13, by none other than Congressional Tea Party leader Michele Bachmann — who had boasted in a Wall Street Journal interview two days earlier, on Saturday, that she voted against the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) «both times.»

Left without its most public faces, notably former leader Danielle Smith, the party will choose its next permanent leader sometime in the next year, likely between the months of March and September.

Campaigning on issues related to the March 2015 provincial budget, Progressive Conservative leader Jim Prentice spent most of his week travelling around rural Alberta in his party's campaign bus.

11.20 a.m. With elections in Canada's most populous and richest province less than two months away, Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, tells Larysa her plan to boost the province's economy.

A quick read of the list of individuals below could easily lead most Albertans to determine some of the most thankless jobs in our province indeed belong to leaders of provincial opposition parties.

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers appeared to secure enough votes on Friday to pass the most sweeping tax overhaul in decades, putting them on the cusp of their first significant legislative victory as leaders geared up to pass a $ 1.5 trillion tax cut along party lines and send it to President Trump by Christmas.

I'm not advocating for a particular party or style of politics, I'm simply pointing out the fact that Jeremy Corbyn has been the most successful leader in a long time to engage young people in his cause.

Gaius is probably the most influential of the Elder's friends and supporters in his own community, while Diotrephes is the leader of the party hostile to the Elder.

Thus leaders of most major parties and officials tend to support the global capitalist system as there seems to be no reasonably viable alternative to it (and for them) in the short term.

The «church - system» looks more like the «filling - station system,» and the clergy in their varieties of responsibility and excellence seem most to resemble democratic political leaders — from town selectmen to governors, from demagogues to statesmen, from ward heelers to national party leaders.

The British petition, containing over 350 names, was a virtual «Who's Who» of the British Establishment, and included the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and most of the leaders of the Conservative party.

She was speaking in a week in which she was named the party leader most like Jesus in a poll conducted with almost 2,000 of the Premier audience.

And while the headlines regarding churches and pedophilia remain largely focused on Catholic parishes, the lack of hierarchical structure and systematized record - keeping in most Protestant churches makes it harder not only for church leaders to impose standards, but for interested parties to track allegations of abuse.»

The week ended with a call by Matthew Oakeshott, that most troublesome of Lib Dem peers, for Nick Clegg to resign as party leader.

Today, in spite of a leader who has been ambivalent towards European integration for most of his political career (Jeremy Corbyn voted against the Lisbon Treaty), there has been virtually no room allowed for debate within the party over EU membership.

The borough's Democratic Party endorsed Rice prior to the convention in Rye, but Schneiderman has made in - roads there and has a number of key Brooklyn backers, the most notable of which is Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson.

One of the most striking aspects in the current debate on devolution in the North of England is that the main actors (local governments, leaders» boards, political parties, business organisations, etc.) seem to work in isolation — each devising their own plans, often irrespective (or wary) of the positions of the others.

The Referendum Fallout (so far) Apart from Her Majesty's Prime Minister and his party - friend (yet Brexit nemesis) both metaphorically falling on their swords, and the leader of Her Most Loyal Opposition encouraged by the Prime Minister to do likewise («it might be in my party's interest for him to sit there, it is not in the national interest and I would say: for heaven's sake man, go!

Regardless of who is selected by local party leaders to run, the special election is expected to be one of the most costly in the state's recent history, given the stakes for control of the chamber.

Apart from one major speech, he has kept a low profile on the issue and is regarded as the most Eurosceptic leader of the party in a generation.

There is no new stimulus package from conservative - led Germany, who prefer instead to make unduly harsh — and in my opinion inappropriate — criticisms of Gordon Brown for what I and most PES party leaders consider to be a very good stimulus package.

I thank most immensely the women and their groups, market women and men, traders, artisans, workers, active and retired civil servants, students, transporters, commercial motorcyclists, employers of labour, organised private sector, the business community, non-governmental organisations, community based organisations, youth organisations, security agencies, the media, political parties, traditional rulers, community leaders and religious organisations and their leaders.

DC: I didn't sack Michael Gove, what I did is... I don't think people understand but if you are a party leader or prime minister, one of the most important people in your life, let alone your job, is your chief whip and I asked Michael to do a job that I knew he'd do really well, which was to be chief whip, and that's the job he is doing extremely well.

After being called the «most dangerous man in British politics», Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn decided to use his first party conference in Brighton to show he is as normal and British as a cup of milky...

And he must do so behind someone who party leaders ignored for most of the year.

What happens when you are elected leader of the Labour Party with a massive mandate but a small minority where it most matters?

Most of that money came from Erie County Democratic Party leaders, who poured cash into Cichon's campaign when late polls indicated the race had tightened, and that Cichon might be within reach of victory.

In 2008, former Democratic congressional candidate Jack Davis apologized for $ 10,000 in payments he made to the wives of Western New York's most influential Independence Party leaders that critics called «bribes.»

But their leaders, especially Nick Clegg, Danny Alexander and David Laws are further to the right than most of their party.

In his State of the State speech, he's jokingly displayed a Photoshopped image of himself, and the two then - majority party legislative leaders — Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos — as ship captains, and, most recently, in sombreros, where the governor called the trio the «three amigos.»

The LibDems aren't going to lose «a bit of ground» to the Tories, they're going to lose 30 - 40 seats to them (i.e. about half the Parliamentary Party), not least because they have their most ineffective leader since Clement Davis.

The EU and Romania would both like to avoid Moldova turning into another island of instability in Europe's neighbourhood and this perhaps explains their desire to support the most powerful political parties and leaders within the country, even if this comes at the expense of citizens.

But, even if we don't go in for a «cult» of leadership, the popularity of a party's leader is one of the most, if not the most important factor in determining that party's electoral fortunes.

We asked our 1000 respondents whether the performance of their local MP is the most important factor in determining their vote or that of the party leader.

Launching the Standing up for families manifesto north of the border, Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie said the party was offering the most comprehensive set of family - friendly policies of all candidates.

Sadly, most of our party's leaders would be captain of a small, sinking ship than a sailor on a large, seaworthy one.

Despite a recent dip in satisfaction, Salmond remains the most popular leader of all the parties in Scotland, and indeed the UK.

I have waited most of political life for a socialist to be leader of the Labour Party and here he is and I am doing everything I can to support to him.»

In addition to Sanders, two of the party's two other most prominent figures — new Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts — quickly endorsed him.

We've seen Green Party leader Natalie Bennett interviewed on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show — one of the most coveted media platforms for election hopefuls, and UKIP leader Nigel Farage continues to provide good copy and good telly to most news organisations, setting the political agenda along the way.