Sentences with phrase «after electoral defeats»

Party secretaries have been weakened by the rising power of internal factions, used as scape - goats after electoral defeats and blamed for both lack of charisma (Pierluigi Bersani) and excessive protagonism (Massimo D'Alema and especially Matteo Renzi himself).

The Central Region «Unity Walk» is the third edition which is aimed at bringing together over hundred thousand sympathisers of the National Democratic Congress in the region after its electoral defeat in the 2016 general election.

Not since we gathered ourselves together for a further major push in modernisation after the electoral defeat of 1992 have we faced such a challenge,» the home secretary said.

This gesture, coming against the backdrop of Gambia President, Yahya Jammeh's decision to rescind his earlier concession after an electoral defeat has been high commended.

Not exact matches

Even after such a humiliating electoral defeat and the aftermath of Kwesi Botcwey fact finding committee report, Mahama loyalists are still living in the past.

Ed Miliband subsequently won the election, the result of which was announced on 25 September 2010, after second, third and fourth preferences votes were counted, achieving the support of 50.654 % of the electoral college, defeating his brother by 1.3 %.

His first challenge was the legislation for the AV referendum on electoral reform that was defeated after Harper's other boss — David Cameron — asked Tory donors to donate to the No campaign that trashed his Cabinet Office boss.

After leading the NDC to its heaviest electoral defeat in the fourth Republic, Former President Mahama has expressed optimism that the NDC will bounce back and regain power in the 2020 elections.

The UMP is bitterly divided, especially over the Schengen issue while the Socialist Party has kept a low profile a few weeks after a severe electoral defeat in city council elections and as president Hollande hit rock bottom, being identified as the most unpopular president ever.

Benn was only narrowly defeated by Healey in a bitterly fought deputy leadership election in 1981 after the introduction of an electoral college intended to widen the voting franchise to elect the leader and their deputy.

Historically, after a major electoral defeat, the losing side adapts and shifts course.

Gordon Brown was bracing himself for defeat after yesterday's byelection in Norwich North, the first electoral test since the MPs expenses scandal rocked Westminster.

Standing on your head on questions like the electoral system only the day after election defeat would not convince the public.

Flt Lt Rawlings who spoke from both a prepared speech as well as extempore said so much fire was burning inside him but confessed that he had been compelled to hold back by some leading members of the party who feared his heavy criticism will affect the party adversely after a bad electoral defeat.

Whitlam resigned as ALP leader after the party suffered its second successive electoral defeat in 1977.

After significant electoral defeats at the hands of the SNP in 2015 and 2016, and splits over Corbyn's leadership bid last year, senior figures in both wings of the Scottish party say they are keen to preserve unity during the leadership election.

Clegg reportedly chose to prioritise Lords reform over scrapping the unpopular NHS reforms when he met with Cameron after May 2011's electoral reform referendum defeat, the Times reported.

Now, a group of republicans, embittered after a stinging defeat during the 2012 election, seeks to undermine that democracy in order to rig the electoral college in their favor.