Sentences with phrase «between parties»

The referendum is a watershed and I think the amities and co-operation built up between parties then will have a considerable impact on what happens afterwards.»

What people don't want to partake in is the infantile tit - for - tat between parties (and even think tanks).

«My review of the two case files which I came to be conscious of after my interactions with the EFCC shows that one of them was amicably settled between the parties for a sum less than N1.2 m, thereby technically losing the case, whilst they won the other and that the combined professional fees (net of taxes) for the two cases was less than N2m,» he explained.

While the report acknowledges that differences exist between the parties on the speed and strength of the State economic recovery, all parties agreed that New York's recovery will continue.

The difference between the parties so clear.

In the immediate post-war period, even before the creation of the West - German state, allied military governors used the license system to prevent divisions between parties and especially encourage the creation of a large Christian - Democrat political party (as opposed to the separate catholic and protestant parties that existed during the Weimar period).

The chasm between the parties was largest when comparing Democrats and Republicans who are not already in Congress.

A spokeswoman for the Electoral Commission said the grants were given to all political parties, with a fund of # 700,000 divided between the parties on the basis of the number of votes they received in the 1997 general election and the 1999 European elections.

The arguments come nearly six months after the court heard a dispute over Wisconsin legislative districts that Democrats claim were drawn to maximize Republican control in a state that is closely divided between the parties.

The NCC's Deputy Director General, Alicia Dunne, explains: «We want to make sure that when someone buys a caravan holiday home, the processes and documentation between both parties is clear, transparent and fair in all ways.

In only one seat did I find the lead had switched between parties — Harrow East, where a three - point Conservative lead in December had become a four - point lead for Labour.

«We are urging an immediate ceasefire in the fighting in South Ossetia and for a resumption in direct dialogue between all parties,» a spokesman told politics.co.uk

That could shift two seats in the Israeli parliament from the right - wing bloc to the center - left bloc, potentially tipping the balance between the parties.

Clear divisions exist between the parties in Northern Ireland over the implementation of the austerity programme agreed by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.

Gordon Brown uses state opening of parliament to showcase series of initiatives designed to draw battle lines between parties

After several days of negotiations, between the parties, Queen Elizabeth II invited David Cameron to form a government on the advice of the outgoing prime minister Gordon Brown.

Peter Kellner of YouGov recently wrote an interesting piece about the volatility of the British electorate, providing some figures on the «churn» between parties.

In a country where there has never been a great deal of difference between parties or voters on European issues, the big question of this first distinct European election is the fate of Juncker, who has been chosen by the European People's Party as its candidate for the presidency of the European Commission — he is not a candidate for the European Parliament election.

-- Expecting trial lawyer Carrie Pilon to challenge incumbent Sen. Jeff Brandes in SD 24, a seat that's historically flipped back and forth between the parties.

It also has ramifications for the relationship between parties and regions themselves.

The Institute for Government's timely report on practical challenges facing the final year of coalition government, outlined areas where increasing politicisation will mean channels of information between parties become squeezed and the arteries of government clogged.

Of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives, none have flipped back and forth between parties as often as the 24th District since 2008, according to David Wasserman, House editor of the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan political newsletter that tracks elections.

One obvious demand is electoral reform, although differing opinions between parties on the precise preferred option suggests an arcane argument over which variant might dominate early negotiations.

Shifting public arguments, and the boundaries of debates between parties sometimes requires a willingness to divide, as well as to unite.

«He will admit that as the election nears there will be further tensions between the parties, and both leaders will be under increasing pressure to act in their parties» interests as opposed to the national interest.

That's because on so many progressive issues, there is strong agreement between our parties.

Some liberal Democrats are now pushing for a single - payer, government - run system that would widen, rather than narrow, the divide between the parties.

The Scottish Labour leader has proposed discussions between all parties, the UK and Scottish governments.

The statement continued:» Ghana has always supported the position that the Palestinian - Isreali conflict should be resolved peacefully between the parties themselves and all the stakeholders involved.

The analysis is in, and it shows the general election saw the second highest electoral volatility — the movement of votes between parties — since 1931.

«You don't have to go far to hear people say there's no difference between the parties, it doesn't matter who wins, they're all in it for themselves.

It will be seen as the green light to an intense battle between the parties as politicians fight over economic policy for the next six months.

«There is no tacit agreement between the parties to delimit the boundary,» President of the Special Chamber, Judge Boualem Bouguetaia said Saturday.

Attention on contact between the parties» senior figures began this summer with the revelation by shadow chancellor Ed Balls that he has been in frequent contact by text with Lib Dem business secretary Vince Cable, a former SDP politician, who has spent the summer undermining Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg.

Many claim there should not be an investigation, or that it's meaningless because, currently, we don't know of direct links between parties and events.

In 1974 the prospect of the Tories doing a deal with the Libs was always low because of differences between the parties.

A lot of it is just down to people saying don't know, it happens in all polls, other bits are just the natural churn you get in all directions between parties.

Democrats won 15 seats in 2000, forcing a power - sharing agreement between the parties where a Republican served as Senate president while Democrats controlled key committees.

We are used to seeing the spoiler effect applied to third party candidates in the actual elections between parties.

The Virginia State Senate featured the smallest gap in partisan balance between parties, with 19 seats held by Democrats and 21 held by Republicans.

What matters to me is not so much the coalition between the parties, but how to create the coalition of voters who will elect a Conservative government with an overall majority.

In practice if they did, change might be negotiated between the parties, perhaps adjudicated by the Speaker if necessary.

So you can bounce between parties as much as you want in the United States until you decide to run for office... than you better be prepared to part with the party only on pain of death or (worse of an elected official) future political career.

It's obvious that there are still divides between the parties - a lot of work to be done over the summer.

There is talk of a renewed impetus for negotiations between parties over party funding.

What was true a year ago is even truer now: what should matter most to Tories is not the coalition between the parties, but the coalition of voters who will decide whether to elect a Conservative government with an overall majority.

By the same token, if they can now get their act together, they may be able to revive their fortunes, for the gap between the parties remains small.

It has been widely asserted that the 2013 party conference season has been characterised by a widening of the gap between the parties and a vacating of the centre ground in favour of moves to more partisan territory as the general election nears.

Of those, she added, the money is distributed almost evenly between both parties.

But they can create the conditions for more equal relations between the parties than the Liberal Democrats have experienced for the past five years.