Sentences with phrase «association of political parties»

SI is a worldwide association of political parties, most of which seek to establish democratic socialism.

It is an association of political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand in elections.

Not exact matches

«For more than four years, the government of Ecuador has offered to cooperate in facilitating the questioning of Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, as well as proposing other political and legal measures, in order to reach a satisfactory solution for all parties involved in the legal case against Julian Assange, to end the unnecessary delays in the process and to ensure full and effective legal protection, Ecuador said in a statement, Press Association reported.

In this context, Canada has adopted a broad set of rules in relation to key political actors, including election candidates, political parties, electoral district associations, and third parties.

Swann's bill defines PACs as «a corporation or group established or maintained for the primary purpose of accepting political action contributions and incurring political action expenses to engage in political promotion but does not include (i) a registered party, or (ii) a registered constituency association.»

But if this seems unsuitable in the case of the Church (though it might be given some thought), the election of lay representatives beyond the small groups of the parish is a difficult question, especially as the Catholic associations no longer have a function similar to that of the political parties in appointing such represent - ative bodies.

In most cases they have overcome both political fragmentation and government overload by replacing their old governmental bureaucracies with an innovative and effective form of governance: coalitions (composed of business, government, nonprofits, universities, neighborhood and minority associations, and religious groups) that develop a cooperative agenda to improve the city and that assume many of the city government's traditional functions (economic development, long - term planning, educational reform, even care of the homeless), and that also operate like political parties of yore (providing the point of access for new groups and a public realm for discourse, debate, and negotiation concerning matters of the common good).

In a political crucible in which preferential treatment and race - based laws are advocated by the liberal establishment, a National Association for the Advancement of White People can look like an equal opportunity party.

But for the most part their influence is small in the organizations — political parties, labor unions, manufacturers» associations, farm groups — which are most effective in determining the direction of community affairs.

Despite these very significant expressions of Christian support for socialism, the majority position among both Catholics and Protestants in the twentieth century has been against too close an association of Christianity with any political programme or party.

In the field of action, the religion of Islam has been used to promote causes such as nationalism, or fascism; religious associations do not exist to promote spiritual fellowship — they seek to realize the aims we associate with political clubs or parties.

Anecdotal evidence suggests, further, that people today are more reluctant to commit themselves permanently to any form of association — be it a club, society, political party, church or marriage partner.

«Any political party that does not have an openly stated position on these issues is a mere association of elites coming together only to feather their own nests,» Okupe said in the statement.

In August 1945, writing of the Conservatives, the Jewish Chronicle reported that «antisemitism on the part of party supporters had led many local political associations not to select Jewish candidates».

However, I'm not sure about if a party could be registered with less members, mainly because the law of political parties doesn't reference the laws about associations, which aren't uniform in the whole country.

Political parties are the product of the rules of the respective houses of Congress, the rules of private associations, custom and tradition, and some state and federal statutes.

It is perhaps no coincidence that a number of members of the «Magna Charta Association» would be founder members of the Democratic Federation in 1881, which would evolve into Britain's first avowedly socialist political party, the Social Democratic Federation.

In 2002, Lord Ashcroft was appointed as Deputy Treasurer of the International Democrat Union (IDU), a working association of more than 80 Conservative and like - minded political parties from across the world.

Curran and Martins, the party - endorsed candidates, shared several of the same donors, including the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association and the Committee for Fair Property Taxes, the political action committee of the county's largest residential tax refund firms.

Ms. Richardson ran for district leader in 2014 with the support of the Clarkes and their Progressive Democrats Political Association Club, but lost the party position by a few hundred votes to Shirley Patterson — who is also running for Mr. Camara's seat on the Independence Party line, with the backing of the Kings County Democratic Party establishparty position by a few hundred votes to Shirley Patterson — who is also running for Mr. Camara's seat on the Independence Party line, with the backing of the Kings County Democratic Party establishParty line, with the backing of the Kings County Democratic Party establishParty establishment.

Today Jeremy Beecham, the former head of the Local Government Association (LGA) and a member of Labour's national executive committee (NEC), said the reports were «outrageous» and amounted to state interference in how political parties work.

The 2016 rule book of ethical guidelines for the association says that prosecutors generally may not «act in a manner that could be interpreted as lending the prestige and weight of their office to a political party or function.»

Steve Brine Formerly the party's area campaign director for Hampshire, Steve was selected in November 2006 for Winchester, where he has served a deputy chairman (political) of the local Conservative association.

The Commons Speaker, John Bercow, launched his bid for re-election in his Buckingham constituency yesterday with official backing from all three main political parties, including explicit messages of support from David Cameron and the chairman of Buckingham Conservative association.

1.2 «EGM» means an Extraordinary General Meeting 1.3 «NEC» means the National Executive Committee 1.4 «Rules» means Rules made by the NEC under this Constitution 1.5 Where the context so implies, the singular shall include the plural 1.6 Headings shall not form part of the meanings of Articles 1.7 «Branch» means a branch or constituency association 1.8 PPERA means the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 PART II NAME AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PARTY Name 2.1 The Party exists as a Political Party registered with the UK Electoral Commission under the PPERof the meanings of Articles 1.7 «Branch» means a branch or constituency association 1.8 PPERA means the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 PART II NAME AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PARTY Name 2.1 The Party exists as a Political Party registered with the UK Electoral Commission under the PPERof Articles 1.7 «Branch» means a branch or constituency association 1.8 PPERA means the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 PART II NAME AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PARTY Name 2.1 The Party exists as a Political Party registered with the UK Electoral Commission under the PPEROF THE PARTY Name 2.1 The Party exists as a Political Party registered with the UK Electoral Commission under the PPARTY Name 2.1 The Party exists as a Political Party registered with the UK Electoral Commission under the PParty exists as a Political Party registered with the UK Electoral Commission under the PParty registered with the UK Electoral Commission under the PPERA.

«Apart from the Nigerian Constitution, article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and article 10 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples» Rights to which Nigeria is a state party guarantee the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.

Many have no clue about the ideals of the party and only see political association as an economic association, further emboldening the so - called kingmakers.

The intelligence report, corroborated by numerous security sources, reveals that the The Democratic Union of Africa (DUA) an association of rightists / conservative political parties in various African countries on whose ticket Mr Mac Manu was traveling to Kenya as an observer of the elections, and the National Super Alliance (NASA) led by opposition leader Raila Odinga are doing everything possible to manipulate the Kenyan election in favour of the National Super Alliance (NASA) and its Presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

Humanist political groups: Conservative Humanist Association; Green Humanist Group — please contact us if you have details of this group; Labour Party Humanist Group; Humanist and Secularist Liberal Democrats

AP Photo / Evan Vucci Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel (N.Y.) has formed an alumni association of members defeated in the landslide 2010 election in an effort to capitalize on their political knowledge and connections to help the party regain the House majority next November.

The umbrella body of all registered political parties and association thanked God for answering the prayers of well - meaning Nigerians by healing the President.

It is people of both parties who are fed up with the professional political class in Washington,» Long said at the annual meeting of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association at the Hilton Long Island / Huntington in Melville.

In association with The Equality Trust, Demos have today published three pamphlets focusing on equality from the perspective of each of the main political parties.

«Following the publication of these forecasts the Association will continue its dialogue with the main political parties to ensure they recognise the construction industry is key to sustaining employment and bringing the economy out of recession.»

Professor Ikoni explained that «By section 40 of the Constitution, every person shall be entitled to assemble freely and associate with other persons particular he may form or belong to any political party, trade Union or any other association for the protection of interests.

The presidential candidate of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Ivor Greenstreet, has described as calculated political mischief the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its Flagbearer, President John Mahama's constant association with Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

Tom King, an NRA board member and president of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, said he prefer to see Cuomo and the Democratic Party «use the money to strengthen the security at the schools rather than on this foolish political garbage.»

The five successful new political parties were said to be part of the 95 associations that applied to the Commission for registration as political parties.

Iain Anderson, the deputy chairman of the Association of Professional Political Consultants, has called for a level playing field between third party and in - house lobbyists.

In a statement signed by Messrs Michael Iloegbunam and Nnamdi Ozoh, National President and National Secretary respectively of the association, the body stated that as a watchdog organisation, it would not hesitate to expose any candidate, political party or group that fails to play according to the rule during and after the election.

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Section 221 reads, «No association, other than a political party, shall canvass for votes for any candidate at any election or contribute to the funds of any political party or to the election expenses of any candidate at an election».

He said Leandre's association with the Nation of Islam played no role in the endorsement process and the party leaders were impressed with his political work.

According to the Source, «we drew his attention to Section 221 of the constitution which prohibits political activities by associations other than registered political parties.»

While it said two of the associations withdrew their application letters, five others were registered as political parties.

An unusual proposal last March from Luo Fuhe, vice chairman of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, a minor political party, declared that slow internet speeds and restrictions on nonpolitical sites were having «an enormous impact on China's social and economic development, and on scientific research,» according to China Digital Times, a California - based website that features uncensored news from China.

In a follow - up study, the researchers were able to examine the word associations of a group of 324 participants and, by using machine - learning algorithms, predict their political leanings and what party they belonged to, as well as which candidate they were likely to vote for in the presidential elections.

Also in September, the Danish political party Venstre, the Danish Shipowner's Association [8], and an Arctic cruise sector leader Hurtigruten [9] called for regulating or banning the use of HFO in the Arctic.

«That approach could include a more broadly representative and inclusive judicial advisory selection panel, where no political party has a majority (as the government now gives itself), parliamentarians as a whole are in the minority, and the provincial attorney general and provincial bar are represented, along with the Canadian Bar Association and the Canadian Judicial Conference; a protocol of consultation published by the minister of justice, setting out whom the minister intends to consult and with whom the advisory panel will meet; a public announcement by the minister of the criteria by which each candidate will be evaluated; and a final hearing at which the minister of justice — and not only the nominee — answers questions from parliamentarians, notably regarding how the nominee meets the established criteria,» he wrote then.

Jagdeep Chhokar, the head of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a non-governmental organisation that works in the area of electoral and political reforms, told the BBC that while political parties were required to include expenses on social media campaigns as part of a sworn affidavit to be submitted after every election, it was unclear how many of them were doing that.