Sentences with phrase «opposition coalition leader»

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The ruling coalition has lost many fringe voters to the opposition, whose leader Anwar Ibrahim, another protégé - turned - enemy of Mahathir, was jailed last year on charges of sodomy.

While Müller sought to create an anti-Nazi coalition with former labor leaders, heroic priests worked to unite disparate groups into an effective opposition.

Editor's Note: John Stemberger is an Eagle Scout and president of On My Honor, a coalition of concerned parents, Scout Leaders, Scouting donors, Eagle Scouts and others affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America who are united in their support of Scouting's timeless values and their opposition to open homosexuality in the Scouts.

Even without the kind of success Planned Parenthood experienced under Richards, some pro-life leaders said their movement's opposition — which now enjoys a broader coalition of religious voices and a wave of enthusiasm from millennials — would be just as fierce.

Then opposition leader Tony Abbott announced before the election that the Coalition would provide $ 16m towards a $ 66m upgrade of the Cadbury Chocolate factory in Hobart «to boost innovation, support growth in local manufacturing jobs and expand tourism».

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott brought up the issue of foreign ownership in the debate, saying the Coalition is planning extra «safeguards».

Richard Reeves, a former adviser to the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, chastised me for sins varying from my opposition to the coalition Government's threefold increase in student fees to my suggestion that British society is the second most dysfunctional in the rich developed world.

Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom coalition is heading for a decisive win over the centre - left Democratic Party which is still reeling from the disastrous local election results which forced the resignation of opposition leader Walter Veltroni.

His tenure as Labour leader was characterised by a leftward shift in his party's policies, and by opposition to the Conservative — Liberal Democrat coalition government's cuts to the public sector.

Plaid Cymru will stand in staunch opposition to the spending cuts planned by the UK coalition government, its leader Ieuan Wyn Jones will say in a speech at the party's conference on Friday.

On the 5th of September 2011, in a blog post entitled «Rosia Montana - USL's position,» the then opposition leader Ponta shared 7 key points why the Coalition was against the Canadian project in its proposed format and called for additional safeguards.

During the election campaign, decision makers from Bucharest have backed the current governing coalition, a move that, in theory at least, could have significant implications for relations between the two countries if Igor Dodon, the leader of Moldova's opposition Socialist Party and the pre-election favourite, manages to win the contest on 30 October.

There was a bit of an anomaly in 1917 when the Conservatives and some Liberals came together to form the Unionist Party (which was essentially an election about conscription), but the Unionist coalition was gone by the next election in 1921 (technically, the Conservatives came third in that election, but they were still named the Official Opposition due to the leader of the second - place party declining Official Opposition status — and so the largely two - party state continued).

Just a week after conceding defeat Adama Barrow, leader of a coalition of opposition parties in the December 1 elections, Jammeh who has ruled The Gambia for over 22 years has annulled the elections and called for a re-run.

On 11 November 1975 the Governor - General withdrew the commission of Prime Minister Whitlam (Australian Labor Party) and commissioned Leader of the Opposition Fraser (Liberal — Country Party coalition) to form a «caretaker» Government.

The support from a coalition of religious leaders was aimed at countering the opposition to the bill from the Catholic Church and evangelical groups, among others.

After a day - long conference in London on how to move forward the political process in Libya, other developments included: An admission the Coalition did not yet fully know who made up the opposition, which came after Nato said American intelligence had shown «flickers» of al Qaeda among the rebels; A suggestion the Coalition would be prepared to see Colonel Gaddafi go into exile if a country was willing to take him; A claim by the Italians that several nations were working on a deal involving a ceasefire, exile for Gaddafi and a talks framework between Libya's tribal leaders and opposition figures; Nick Clegg warning about the «danger of overreaching» during a speech in Mexico, but stressing liberal interventionism must be upheld.

A spokesperson for Labour leader Ed Miliband said the central concern the opposition has about the coalition's proposals, which will be published in full tomorrow morning, is that ministers are refusing to allow the public a say on the change.

The Green Party's new leader Natalie Bennett will tell its annual conference they are the «real opposition» to the coalition government.

There are some variations to that — such as if the first and second party are in Coalition, in which case the Leader of the third palced party is Leader of the Opposition.

One only has to recall the difference between the aura of power of Tony Blair in 1997, and the lack of authority of successive Tory leaders of the Opposition to see how authority has passed from Labour to the Coalition.»

A demand from Democrats for recorded votes on most of the 28 amendments before the committee prevented Smith from completing work on a bill that has provoked strong opposition from academic leaders, professional societies, and university - industry coalitions that advocate for science.

The Opposition Leader said while he would not dictate changes, the Coalition believed it was «possible to do better» and was entitled to say «maybe you ought to have a rethink».

Malcolm Turnbull, fully understanding the science fought for the ETS, In 2009 the climate deniers in the coalition proudly declared their own ignorance, Turnbull was ousted because of his commitment to the science and «Climate change is crap» Tony Abbott became the Leader, Greg Hunt (current opposition climate change minister) like Turnbull also understands the science, both now tethered purely for short term political gain

The then Labor opposition leader Kevin Rudd rode a wave of support for strong climate action, and took office from a Coalition government perceived as weak on climate change.

In 2013, Coalition opposition leader Tony Abbott declared that the forthcoming election would be a «referendum on the carbon tax», and in those terms he scored a resounding victory.

• Philip Adams, broadcaster • Kirstie Albion, CEO, Australian Youth Climate Coalition • Paul Barratt, former head, Defence Dept • Professor Judy Brett, historian • Dr Stephen Bygrave, CEO, Beyond Zero Emissions • Geoff Cousins AM, President, Australian Conservation Foundation • Mary Crooks, CEO, The Victorian Women's Trust • Professor Peter Doherty, Nobel Laureate for Medicine • Ian Dunlop, former chair, Australian Coal Association • Professor Tim Flannery, palaeontologist • John Hewson, businessman and former Opposition leader • Professor Ove Hoegh - Guldberg, marine scientist • Professor David Karoly, atmospheric scientist • Professor Carmen Lawrence, former Western Australia premier • Dr Colin Long, Victorian Sec., National Tertiary Education Union • Professor Robert Manne, political scientist • Bill McKibben, author and co-founder, 350.org • Christine Milne, Global Greens Ambassador • Paul Oosting, CEO, GetUp • David Ritter, CEO, Greenpeace Australia • Professor Peter Singer, moral philosopher • Professor Fiona Stanley, epidemiologist • Dr John (Charlie) Veron, pioneer coral researcher • Mark Wakeham, CEO, Environment Victoria

The government has offered the Coalition two spots but the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, has banned any of his MPs from joining because the Coalition does not support a carbon price.

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has told a UK broadcaster his coalition is considering legal action against Facebook.

Coalition MP Ken Wyatt and Labour Senator Nova Peris launched the Canberra event, which was also addressed by the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the Australian Greens.