Sentences with phrase «after every general election since»

Asantehene wondered why periods proceeding, during and after general elections since 1992 has been characterized by violence or fear of a possible break - out of violence though there the police service is mandated to maintain law and order.

Surveys have taken place immediately after every general election since 1964.

Not exact matches

Since neither cynical liberal supporters of Clinton, nor idealistic liberal supporters of Sanders see much prospect of general election defeat, they are both willing to take more risks (both ethical and ideological) in order to get more of what they want after the 2016 election.

With the 2015 UK general election David Cameron became the first Prime Minister to be re-elected immediately after a full term with a larger popular vote share since 1900 and the only Prime Minister other than Margaret Thatcher to be re-elected immediately after a full term with a greater number of seats to - date.

After the shock of last week's poll suggesting that Labour might lose their first general election in Wales since 1918, what message emerges from the local elections about the prospects for June 8th?

Speaking in public for the first time since his resignation as party leader a day after the general election, in which the Lib Dems lost 48 of their 56 MPs, Clegg said his successor deserved the party's «undivided unity and support».

After all, three years after that defeat, the party collapsed to its worst general election result since After all, three years after that defeat, the party collapsed to its worst general election result since after that defeat, the party collapsed to its worst general election result since 1906.

The party has been broadly united in public since the general election, though shaken over the weekend by Corbyn's sacking of shadow ministers who defied the party whip to vote in favour of an amendment to the Queen's speech brought by Chuka Umunna, committing to keeping the UK in the single market after Brexit.

Shekarau in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday said: «As you may be aware, for quite some time now, since, after the 2015 general elections, there have been various calls made by individuals and groups from many quarters, nationwide, urging my humble candidature for the contest of the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the next general elections, due in 2019.

A Labour breakaway party has been mooted since Jeremy Corbyn became odds - on favourite to become leader, two and a half years ago, and was revived as a nuclear option after a disastrous general election showing.

And, since the UK is a democracy, I also wrote it in the context of the UK electorate being able to bring about voting reform soon after the next general election.

«Since 1979, no opposition party has gone on to win a general election after being behind in the first set of local council elections in the parliament.

Clegg resigned after the party's worst performance in a general election since it was formed from the merger of the Liberal party and the Social Democratic party in 1988.

Since Trump was on the receiving end of this bias for most of his campaign and as it mostly backfired then (I argue one of the factors that allowed him to win was the mentioned general bias of mass media against him) it is expected to work now (that is: after elections).

One thing is certain: Cuomo is doing no favors for DiNapoli by negotiating this deal with Hevesi so close to the general election, which is the first time the former assemblyman has run statewide since being placed in the comptroller's office by his legislative colleagues in February 2007 after Hevesi's first guilty felony plea in Chauffeurgate.

Unilateral nuclear disarmament did not cause the secession of the SDP, since it did not become Labour Party policy until two years and a General Election after that direct intervention in the British electoral process by a President of the European Commission as such, a true betrayal of Gaitskell, Bevan, Bevin, Attlee, the lot.

The interview, which came after Corbyn refused to answer questions about a potential early general election from an ITV reporter earlier in the day, sowed confusion about Labour's Brexit strategy, which had appeared clearer since a shadow Brexit team led by Keir Starmer was appointed last month.

Senior Eurosceptics say Hunt is lining himself up as an alternative to Boris Johnson as the main Brexiteer candidate for prime minister after publicly switching his support from «remain» since the general election.

Nick Clegg resigned as Lib Dem leader after the party's worst performance in a general election since its formation.

Here is the latest nomination in our series highlighting people David Cameron should consider appointing to the House of Lords, since any Conservative administration formed after the general election would be able to call upon the support of the lowest number of Conservative peers in history.

«As you may be aware, for quite some time now, since after the 2015 general elections, there have been various calls made by individuals and groups from many quarters, nationwide, urging my humble candidature for the contest of the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the next general elections, due in 2019.

Since Mr. Brook - Krasny is resigning after July 7, the local Democratic county committee will nominate a Democrat to run in the November general election.

Not since Neville Chamberlain was toppled in 1940 after the Nazi invasion of Norway has a British prime minister been removed without being allowed to fight one general election.

Labour haven't sunk this low since September 1983, after Michael Foot had lost the general election.

There is no by - election immediately in the offing, but the man who retained the seat for Labour at the general election, Denis MacShane, has been without his party's whip since last October after the parliamentary Standards watchdog referred him to the police over his use of parliamentary alowances.

«In reviewing the crisis that has engulfed our party since the loss of the 2015 general elections after 15 years of uninterrupted leadership at the centre, it became obvious to both of us as principal actors that it is time to heal the wounds and bring about a united, focused and constructive opposition party that can bring sanity to our democratic process.»

Many people who are councillors in marginal areas, or have previously been in that position, know enough of history, or are old enough recall the 1980's, maybe they blame council election defeats of 1982, and the general elections on the Falklands, maybe they take credit for Andrew Mckintosh winning the GLC for livingstone in 1981, maybe they feel we lost in 1979 as it wasn't left wing enough, But they voted Corbyn and won't accept that we will lose by a mile in 2020 with him, even if we get half as any votes in the council elections over the next 3 years, as before, Various things can be done, Blue labour needs to work with Labour first, like compass before them, anti neo liberalism, felt Blair lost his way after his first 6 years, Yes progress has a large following and ability of resources, but since 2007 it's been redundant

The report is the first to be released by the Education Committee since Mr Carmichael took over after the general election.

That conversion process began soon after the general election, and figures out earlier this week showed that since this time last year, more than 1,000 schools have switched to become academies.

The news will cheer prospective applicants who have been waiting since last spring for the next round of applications after bidding was indefinitely delayed by the general election.

There is also now s 2 (3) and (4) of the Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011 to consider since they provide for an early general election following the passing of a motion of no confidence in a government, and after 14 days have passed and a new government has failed to emerge.