Not exact matches
And while the New Democrats are rightly celebrating the historic results that led to their first - ever chance at being official opposition and the hope that a
social democratic government is within reach, the reality is that Canada will suffer four years of Conservative
rule — at a minimum.
Former President Jerry John Rawlings and wife, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, are facing the biggest test of their political and
social lives as the opposition New Patriotic Party, the pair are now rooting for, never ceases latching onto the sordid record of the Rawlings / NDC I regime while the
ruling Mahama led - National
Democratic Congress, the party they founded, has been incapacitated defending the duo owing to their antagonistic posturing.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana believes in the principles that
democratic societies provide individuals with the best conditions for political liberty, personal freedom, equality of opportunity and economic development under the
rule of law; and therefore being committed to advancing the
social and political values on which
democratic societies are founded, including the basic personal freedoms and human rights, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; in particular, the right of free speech, organization, assembly and non-violent dissent; the right to free elections and the freedom to organize effective parliamentary opposition to government; the right to a free and independent media; the right to religious belief; equality before the law; and individual opportunity and prosperity.
As
social movements and revolutions progressed, this slowly made place for the
rule of law; in some countries being gradually replaced by a government somewhat subjected to
democratic control, in other countries being replaced by an authoritarian government claiming to represent workers interests.
The AP reports: Liviu Dragnea, leader of the
ruling Social Democratic... Read
Romania's
ruling party is considering legislation to allow civil partnerships by same - sex couples, according to Liviu Dragnea (above), leader of the
Social Democratic Party.
The Republic of Turkey is a
democratic, secular and
social state governed by the
rule of law; bearing in mind the concepts of public peace, national solidarity and justice; respecting human rights; loyal to the nationalism of Atatürk, and based on the fundamental tenets set forth in the Preamble.
All seven parliamentary parties are putting forward candidates, including the three biggest ones — centre - left Positive Slovenia, which leads the
ruling coalition at the time of writing but has no MEPs; the right - leaning Slovenian
Democratic Party, currently has three MEPs, and the centre - left
Social Democrats — two MEPs.
The petition copied to Mr Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption reads in part: «SERAP considers these amendments to be in bad faith, patently an abuse of legislative powers, politically biased, and demonstrably unjustified in a
democratic and representative society governed by the
rule of law, and incompatible with the country's international human rights obligations and commitments particularly the UN Convention against Corruption, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples» Rights, which Nigeria has ratified.»
As the race for the governorship elections in Ekiti State gradually takes shape following the conclusion of parties» primaries, supporters of the
ruling All Progressives Congress and the main opposition Peoples
Democratic Party have taken the battle for the Ekiti State Government House to the
social media.
They noted that the action if true, was completely at variance with Articles 20 (a) and 25 (c)(ii) of the party's constitution as well as
democratic tenets,
social justice,
rule of law and the change mantra which the APC was predicated upon.
«When Leader John Boehner, Paul Ryan and House Republican leaders put privatizing
Social Security and dismantling Medicare into their budget they drew a bright line: House Republicans fight for Wall Street, while Democrats fight for seniors who've worked hard and played by the
rules,» said
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee communications director Jen Crider.
According to the CIA Factbook, «comparatively
democratic civilian
rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deep - seated poverty,
social unrest, and illegal drug production.»
From 1998 to 2005 the
Social Democratic Party
ruled germany in a coalition with the Greens.
The chairman of Romania's
ruling party says his
Social Democratic Party did not hire Cambridge Analytica for its successful 2016 electoral campaign.