Sentences with phrase «as a minority government in»

Labour's biggest union backer says the Labour leader should govern as a minority government in the event that Labour does not win the 2015 general election outright but is the biggest party.

Whilst David Cameron may become Prime Minister next year with an overall Conservative majority in the Commons, any administration he forms will start its life as a minority government in the House of Lords.

Not exact matches

Hay spotted opportunity: As a woman, a minority (her mother is from Vietnam), and a service - disabled veteran (her hearing was damaged while in the Navy), she knew she'd have an edge in the contracting process — and that the government has to expedite pay to small businesses.

How astonishing would it be if, as a consequence of that enormous plurality, they also were to enjoy a longer term in office than any previous minority government?

As the chart above illustrates, there is an interesting correlation between the seat - advantage a minority government holds over the official Opposition, and the length of time between general elections when the minority is in power.

One might have thought the Martin government would remain in power for about as long as the two Pearson minorities — that is, nearly three years.

Diversity is a goal of many governments, as minority - and women - owned businesses provide unique perspectives and add to local economies in ways that traditional businesses often overlook.

As a minority government for the past three years, the Conservatives could not govern with complete independence for fear of losing a vote of non-confidence in the House of Commons.

Chinalco, as the state - owned aluminum producer is known, decided to withdraw after rejecting a proposal by the Chinese government that it be a minority partner in a combined bid led by Minmetals, according to the people.

From her start in San Francisco to her position as the highest - ranking female leader in U.S. government, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has had a long...

So as a member of the most oppressed minority group in the history of time, religion is the cause of 95 % of the evil in this world and I don't need it in my government.

Sadly our culture has been destroyed by the French government over the years, as was the case for every European ethnic minority in the French territory.

Even the Syrian National Coalition, an umbrella group which several western governments have recognised as the legitimate representative body for Syria, includes the Muslim Brotherhood, whose recent treatment of the Christian minority under President Mohamed Morsi in Egypt is hardly encouraging.

A Christian human rights organisation is urging the American government to defend religious minorities in India as the country's president comes to visit.

But one still looks in vain among the writings of liberation theologians to find discussions of the indispensable institutions of democratic (republican) government, such as guarantees of rights of minorities against the tyranny of the majority or divisions of responsibilities and functions that avoid dangerous concentrations of power.

Most Americans assume that the separation of church and state is a fundamental principle deeply rooted in American constitutionalism; that the First Amendment was intended to ensure that government does not involve itself with religion (and vice versa); and that contemporary debates over such vexing issues as school prayer, voucher programs, government funding of faith - based organizations, and the rights of religious minorities represent ongoing attempts to realize the separation intended by the Founders and like - minded early Americans.

The government is charged vociferously with paying too much attention to faith groups (accused by left - liberal secularists of an unprincipled timidity on faith schools, being too open to faith engagement in third sector; and of being generally rather socially conservative; and, alternatively, by the right having a cynical multiculturalist approach to minority faiths as electoral blocs) and also of too little attention to faith (with some «competitive grievance» claims that Muslims are getting too much attention, by some claiming to speak for some other minority faiths and by some Christian voices; and traditionalists who think there is a secret project to do in every institution).

In Berlin in 1923, the SPD's Rudolf Hilferding was a model of economic orthodoxy; as was Philip Snowden in London in 1924, Chancellor in a minority Labour government that busied itself with nothing much besides RAF bombing of recalcitrant tribes in Iraq (Elliott, 1993, 38In Berlin in 1923, the SPD's Rudolf Hilferding was a model of economic orthodoxy; as was Philip Snowden in London in 1924, Chancellor in a minority Labour government that busied itself with nothing much besides RAF bombing of recalcitrant tribes in Iraq (Elliott, 1993, 38in 1923, the SPD's Rudolf Hilferding was a model of economic orthodoxy; as was Philip Snowden in London in 1924, Chancellor in a minority Labour government that busied itself with nothing much besides RAF bombing of recalcitrant tribes in Iraq (Elliott, 1993, 38in London in 1924, Chancellor in a minority Labour government that busied itself with nothing much besides RAF bombing of recalcitrant tribes in Iraq (Elliott, 1993, 38in 1924, Chancellor in a minority Labour government that busied itself with nothing much besides RAF bombing of recalcitrant tribes in Iraq (Elliott, 1993, 38in a minority Labour government that busied itself with nothing much besides RAF bombing of recalcitrant tribes in Iraq (Elliott, 1993, 38in Iraq (Elliott, 1993, 38).

«We condemn this act of barbarism in no uncertain terms, and, therefore, implore government as a matter of urgency to explore all legal and legitimate means to bring the perpetuators to book as soon as possible,» the Minority said.

As former cabinet secretary Lord O'Donnell has pointed out, the main impact of minority government is an increase in backroom political deal - making.

The Minority in Parliament have also waded in and described the suggestions as an incompetent way of redeeming a campaign promise and a clear show of a lack of ideas by government.

That explains yesterday's hubristic comments from Alex Salmond in declaring he will be able to force Labour to commit to spending that will benefit Scotland in the party's first Budget as a minority government.

Ken Ofori - Attah, in responding to the issue in Parliament, stated that the issuance was transparent and was done in accordance with the laid down procedures governing the issuance of bond and government securities in the country, adding that there was no conflict of interest, as he «had no direct dealings with the investors» as alleged by the minority in Parliament.

Klein can over play his hand one way: Being seen as denying significant power to Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Democratic minority leader who would be the first black woman to hold the majority leader post in state government.

As described in this question and answer, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer claims that on Friday he offered a deal to President Trump that would have averted the government shutdown, included DACA,...

As the Minority in Parliament, we are in strong solidarity with the labour front in pressurising the NPP government to ensuring that the liberties of the Ghanaian worker is not infringed upon, while cooperating with all efforts targeted at improved cost of living and the dignity of the Ghanaian workforce.

Minority Leader John Sampson was among the few donors to give $ 3,850 to Mr. Adam's campaign, with Senators Toby Ann Stavisky and Ruben Diaz chipping in as well, in addition to many government workers and the like.

Goldie secured more police officers, a freeze in council tax and new approaches to drug treatments as part of her support for the budgets of Alex Salmond's previous minority government.

His resignation came as he published Minority Verdict, his critical analysis of why the Conservative Party failed to gain an overall majority in the general election; leading to the Conservatives forming the Coalition government with the Liberal Democrats.

But responding to the concerns of the Minority, a Deputy Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah maintains that the government has not flouted any aspects as spelt out in the budget.

Given Brexit talks are due to start on June 19, a weak minority government with no real mandate would undermine Britain's position in negotiations, leaving open the possibility of another election later this year, as happened in the UK in 1974.

The minority in Parliament has noted with grave concern the sale of contaminated fuel product to the tune of five million litres to a company known as Movenpiina by the MD of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Limited under very dubious and bizarre circumstances in another clear example of escalating corruption in the Akufo - Addo / Bawumia Government.

The Minority in Parliament has chastised government's management of the economy citing the rising public debt stock as a situation that can take Ghana back to the status of HIPC [heavily indebted poor countries] by the end of 2019.

A minority Labour government would also be feasible if the Liberal Democrats emerged as the party of the median MP, provided that the latter abandoned their current alliance with the Conservatives in favour of one with Labour.

As a result, even though the SNP government is now a minority one once more, it is the Greens — who have one more Holyrood seat than the Liberal Democrats — who nowadays find themselves the pivotal players in the Edinburgh chamber.

As The Business Council has consistently stated, we support New York State's efforts to promote minority and women businesses» participation in government contracting However, we find that there are numerous problems in both the current system and the changes being proposed in the Executive Budget.

The Herald's preliminary findings about the Rural Electrification Project in which Smarttys, has been mentioned, has revealed that the contract was rather between Ghana Government and the China Hunan Construction Engineering Group Corporation, and that Smarttys, has no business transaction with the government as claimed by the Minority New Patriotic Party Government and the China Hunan Construction Engineering Group Corporation, and that Smarttys, has no business transaction with the government as claimed by the Minority New Patriotic Party government as claimed by the Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs.

I personally am more frightened by the prospect of a continued Repub majority in Congress as they lurch further and further to the extreme right than I am by the excesses of the Dems, who can always be held in check by the combination of a robust Repub minority, independent swing voters and people who are simply fed up with the size and inefficiency of our government on all levels.»

SJuan correctly argues that these words were never supported by any significant actions (laws, Government decisions etc.) and this is also emphasized by the presence of Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania in the Government (as of now, they are officially in the opposition, but they support current coalition) who ensures some checks and balances when taking decisions that might affect the Hungarian minority.

Note that the current government stays in place until either the PM feels that she has enough votes to stay in government (whether as a coalition, or as a minority government with some kind informal agreement with other parties), or it become obvious that another party or coalition has the votes.

Many Tory backbenchers have contemplated a third possibility, in which the Lib Dems drop down to a «confidence and supply» arrangement in which they allow the Conservatives to remain in power as a minority government for the 12 months before May 2015.

To give one example from the election campaign, the Conservatives depicted Miliband as being in the pocket of Alex Salmond and as a puppet on a string held by Nicola Sturgeon, in posters warning of the dangers of a Labour minority government dependent on SNP support.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government should be apologizing to Ghanaians for its inability to fully implement the free secondary education policy as promised over the years, the Minority in Parliament has stated.

Founded by a merger of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party, the party can be simplistically labelled as a mixture of economic liberalism and social liberalism, and it has become fashionable to insist that while the party could sit comfortably with such differences when in opposition, it is much trickier when in government, particularly as a minority party.

Will a minority government just fall apart like a biscuit in tea, triggering a second election by Christmas, as Clegg suggests?

In such a scenario, a minority government could be formed and kept in office through what is known as a confidence - and - supply agreement with one or more of the minor partieIn such a scenario, a minority government could be formed and kept in office through what is known as a confidence - and - supply agreement with one or more of the minor partiein office through what is known as a confidence - and - supply agreement with one or more of the minor parties.

As The Washington Post recently reported, «the Trump administration is reducing the role of the federal government in fighting discrimination and protecting minorities by cutting budgets, dissolving programs and appointing officials

1 It's considered successful as it managed to last much longer than Wilson's minority government in 1974.

Could the Tories be returned in May 2015 as a minority government?

The SNP are preparing to rule Scotland as a minority government, after their potential allies the Green Party joined the Liberal Democrats in ruling out a full coalition.