Sentences with phrase «block votes in elections»

The left won a guaranteed role for union block votes in elections.

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A snap election is unlikely, however, as PiS has a majority in parliament and could block any vote of no confidence.

And yet, despite winning the largest block of votes in the 2013 parliamentary elections, Grillo refused to articulate concrete proposals for how the energies of M5S might be unleashed for the betterment of Italy.

Also on the republican list of demands: abolition of the Privy Council; full proportional representation in elections for the House of Commons; decentralisation of power to local and community authorities; a voting age of 16; fixed - term parliaments; state funding of political parties; a ban on outside earnings for MPs; more powerful Commons select committees, with powers to confirm or block ministerial appointments; elected police chiefs and elected mayors in all the major cities.

After Republicans in the State Senate blocked a measure Monday to extend the statute of limitations for child sex abuse victims, Democratic candidates are latching on to the vote ahead of this year's election.

This antiquated system blocks access to voting in primary elections, and reduces citizens» ability to participate in our democratic process.

Kolb, who heads a GOP bloc of 50 in the 150 - member Assembly, will likely have 51 votes, one more than needed to block an override, after the Nov. 8 elections, when an open seat near Buffalo is expected to go Republican.

We will vote in parliament to block any attempt to invoke Article 50 until Theresa May commits to a second referendum or a general election on whatever EU exit deal emerges at the end of the process.»

This comes after it emerged Tory MP Tim Loughton had been blocked from voting in Labour's leadership election after he tried to register as a supporter.

Nevertheless, sometimes county election boards block independent candidates on the grounds that they voted in a partisan primary.

The argument was that, in the wake of the Falkirk by - election scandal, OMOV would remove the block vote, giving the unions back to their members.

If Paladino does remain in the general election on that line even if he loses the GOP primary he could block Rick Lazio from getting the 50,000 votes on the Conservative line to protect the party's ballot status.

Mr McNicol was accused of trying to block Jeremy Corbyn from taking part in his second leadership election and of purging left wing members to stop them taking part in the vote.

One thing a close poll won't do is encourage tactical voting — while voters in a general election may switch allegiance to a third party to block another, that can't happen in a referendum.

One thing a close poll won't do is encourage tactical voting — while in a general election voters may switch allegiance to a third party to block another, that can't happen in a referendum.

* Leaders delay thorny talks on closer economic integration * Merkel's partners fall in line after challenging her in 2012 * Germany blocks car emissions vote, talks with Turkey * Lessons of 2005 shape cautious approach to election By Noah Barkin BERLIN, June 28 (Reuters)- A year ago, Angela Merkel emerged bruised and battered from a European Union summit after the leaders of France, Italy and Spain ganged up on her,...

I think fielding is a special case, to stay in parliament after the next election he has to find a block of votes.

The Alexander Pryor legislation, I think Senator Alexander, who we might think of as the next Dick Lugar, is trying to provide cover for Democrats in tough election races to say that they're voting for something that has absolutely no chance of passage, because their bill would take 60 votes, whereas Senator Inhofe's much better resolution, which would block the rule entirely, only takes 50.

And it's the type of unpredictable force that's felt when the government of those 1.2 billion is in election mode, clamoring for votes by brazenly blocking progress at international climate talks.

A plan to restructure North Carolina's entire judicial election map was approved in committee earlier this week but appears to have been blocked from a floor vote.

Following an eleventh - hour order instructing voting officials in Alabama to keep the digital ballots generated in Tuesday's Senate election, the state's Supreme Court has issued a stay to block that d

Young people are an essential voting block in the 2018 midterm elections.

NB this «usta work» constitutionally when the block - voting characteristic of the electorate's 75 seats made appeasing that province's leaderships» demands a shrewd component of «winning conditions» in the next General Election.