Sentences with phrase «also stand for election»

On his part, the Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the CPP, Mr. Matthew K.O. Boadu, asked the Police to watch abuse of incumbency on the part of government functionaries who also stand for election, adding that his party would not do anything to comprise the integrity of the election.

Not exact matches

Also worrying for Goldsmith is how things are shaping up in outer London, where as things stand, he and Khan are neck and neck (42 - 41 %) despite the fact that fellow Tory Boris Johnson comfortably won this region in the 2012 election.

One of the goals of the revival was to pray for justice issues but also take a stand against what the organizers see as an unbiblical rise in American nationalism among Christians, especially since the election of President Trump.

Standing for election: the competing demands and doubts, being part of a hardworking team, the surprises that make you think the whole business is mad but also worthwhile.

But we also think that it's astonishing that nobody has responsibility for the diversity of democracy nationally, and we shall be taking steps to ask government, the Electoral Commission and elections officers to do this, both in terms of providing support for the identification and training of candidates through a Democracy Diversity Fund, and by monitoring who is standing for election in the first place.

«For me this has been a phenomenal experience, I made history as the first Latino (in serving as Secretary of State) and we have reaped many successes because I've had a phenomenal employees but things change, the governor decided not to stand for election and me that was very important,» said Cortes - Vazquez, who also noted that his new job is but a continuation of their work to community serviFor me this has been a phenomenal experience, I made history as the first Latino (in serving as Secretary of State) and we have reaped many successes because I've had a phenomenal employees but things change, the governor decided not to stand for election and me that was very important,» said Cortes - Vazquez, who also noted that his new job is but a continuation of their work to community servifor election and me that was very important,» said Cortes - Vazquez, who also noted that his new job is but a continuation of their work to community service.

The election also saw Labour's Laura Pidcock, who is standing for the seat of Durham North West in the general election, lose her council seat to the Tories.

A win by Gonzalez would help re-establish the WFP in Albany and also solidify its standing in NYC as a vehicle for reform against the well - established so - called Democratic «machines» in the outer boroughs — particularly Brooklyn and, in the case of the 2009 NYC Council elections, in which the WFP teamed up with HTC and 1199 against party - backed candidates, Queens.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has congratulated the Bayelsa State Governor who also doubles as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the state gubernatorial election, Seriake Dickson for been able won the the support of the people of Bayelsa who stood behind him during the exercise, which was on Monday, declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

In a series of tweets posted on his verified Twitter handle, the President not only congratulated Fayemi for «winning the APC ticket to contest the July 14, 2018 governorship elections in Ekiti State;» he also expressed confidence that the party candidate's «track record as a reformist — with a passion for education, health and welfare — will stand him in good stead in the elections.»

He was also asked about the role of former Conservative MP Neil Hamilton - who is standing for election to the party's executive committee.

At the time of his resignation he said he would also stand down as MP for Glasgow North East — meaning he would forgo the # 64,000 «golden parachute» for MPs who depart at a general election.

Brand, who has spoken out about a number of political issues, also faced a call from the audience to stand for election to Parliament himself.

Prior to his election as a Vice Chairman of the Council and also the Chairman for West Africa, Koku Anyidoho was elected to serve on both the Executive Committee and Standing Committee of the Council.

Co-operative members who wish to stand for election must also be members of the Labour Party, and stand as Labour and Co-operative Party candidates.

«We also propose to address an oversight in existing legislation passed during the previous Government's time in office which allows a candidate standing for a single party in a UK parliamentary election to use an emblem on their ballot paper, but does not allow jointly nominated candidates to do so.

He also claimed that the next general election will be about «a defining contrast between the Conservative Party led by me standing for social responsibility and the Labour Party led by Gordon Brown standing for state control.»

In the 2005 general election the LCA stood in seven Welsh constituencies, [8] fielding enough candidates to qualify for a party political broadcast which aired on Welsh television and was also viewable in other areas of the country due to cable television and Freeview.

He also survived an attempt by his Labour enemies to ban him standing in last year's General Election after he said that Mr Corbyn was «unfit for No 10».

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — While the Staten Island Republican chairman said he stands by Rep. Michael Grimm's decision not to resign after pleading guilty to felony tax fraud, he also said the party is preparing for the possibility of a special election.

Rashid Nix has been selected again for the Greens — he is now also the Green's national BME & equalities spokesperson & stood in the London Assembly elections.

Barnsley Central MP Dan Jarvis, who explains his decision not to stand for the Labour leadership in a column in the Times, also gives his take on Labour's election failure.

► Also on Monday, «Science Editor - in - Chief Marcia McNutt, a geophysicist who has served as editor - in - chief of the Science family of journals since 2013,... was nominated to stand for election as next president of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

The mechanisms such interests use are many — influencing election outcomes by injecting huge sums of money into them (see the NYT editorial on the KOch Brothers and AB32, for example), installing fossil fuel employees in government bureaucracies (BP's ex-chief scientist is currently Head of Science at the DOE, one Steve Koonin, also of Caltech — welcome to the fossil fuel - academic complex), and distorting science to fit their agenda (witness the endless fraudulent claims about zero - emission combustion, despite the persistent absence of any stand - alone prototypes.)

If deemed appropriate by the elections committee, those issues may also be disclosed to the Board of Directors if the member stands for election.