Sentences with phrase «by opposition parties»

A number of protests have been staged in Togo by opposition parties in recent times, as calls for the country to return to the use of the 1992 constitution which imposes limits in presidential terms heightens.

Togo, in recent times, has witnessed a series of protests by opposition parties who are calling for the resignation of their President.

Respondents demonstrated an appetite for further changes, giving high marks to reforms proposed by the opposition parties.

The NDC and NPP are caught in a manifesto standoff following claims by the opposition party that their ideas are often stolen by the ruling party, citing the free secondary school education as an example.

She subsequently carried out a review of hospitals in England for the UK Government but previous attempts by opposition parties to invite Ms Clwyd to give evidence in Cardiff Bay were blocked by Labour AMs.

MILESTONES By Thomas Clouse Bangladesh held national elections in early January despite escalating political violence and a boycott by opposition parties.

These recommendations will be welcomed by opposition parties, Labour backbenchers and civil rights campaigners, who have long argued for the element of intent to be included in the terrorism proposals.

Togo, in recent times, has witnessed a series of protests by opposition parties who are...

A former candidate for the 2006 Lib Dem leadership, Hughes» entry into parliament in 1983 as MP for North Southwark and Bermondsey was mired by mudslinging by opposition parties at Labour candidate and prominent gay rights activist Peter Tatchell.

The Guardian reported on Monday that pro-EU Tories were unlikely to support amendments tabled by opposition parties following assurances of a Brexit white paper.

The philosopher king's welcome Harper received in the U.S. was far warmer than his treatment at home, where the PM had, three months earlier, barely averted a coup by the opposition parties.

Filzmaier says nothing Stronach has said so far has not already been voiced by opposition parties, particularly the far - right Freedom Party.

If Mr. Harper is re-elected with a minority, the legislation would never be supported by the opposition parties.

The Conservatives» first attempt to get rid of the subsidy, announced in the fall of 2008, triggered the ill - fated bid by opposition parties to form a coalition and replace Harper's minority.

In the coming weeks, the government will pass a budget that tracks closely to the one rejected by opposition parties six weeks ago, including targeted tax breaks for families, the last leg of corporate tax cuts, and a plan to eliminate the deficit by 2014.

This lack of transparency has been denounced several times by opposition parties and by the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Kevin Page.

«The parliament is dominated by opposition parties, some of which are Islamist and can make it difficult for the president to function,» it stated.

When his family's lives were threatened by an opposition party, they fled south.

The government wanted to introduce tougher restrictions on terror suspects but was blocked by opposition parties and the courts, Tony Blair said today.

The Akufo - Addo's government has been accused of recent atrocities in the country by opposition parties.

«Despite the fact that our party has been severely attacked by the political hoodlums sponsored by the opposition parties especially PDP, yet there has not been any record of attack by the APC.

But critics pointed out that Mr Corbyn had still delivered the worst set of results by any Opposition party in more than 30 years.

10 - A plan to curb the powers of the House of Lords that has been criticised by opposition parties and by constitutional reformers

[273][274] The new electoral law was supported by PD and his government ally Popular Alternative, but also by the opposition parties Forza Italia and Lega Nord.

Ekiti is controlled by the opposition party and that is why the US is interested in the election,» Tat said.

The Osun State Deputy Governor, argued the administration of Governor Aregbesola has demonstrated clearly the need for good governance, emphasizing that the incumbent government was not frivolous or reckless as being alleged by the opposition parties and political traducers.

The committee set up to assess the causes and impact of the arrest was lambasted by opposition parties for having a limited remit and only being able to convene after the police investigation is over.

It was gathered that the two occupants of the vehicle ran away after the ballot papers were discovered by the opposition party agents, who accused the ruling APC in the state of trying to rig the election.

The comments, which echo criticisms of Mr Brown from his opponents, are certain to be presented by Opposition parties as evidence of what the Business Secretary «really thinks» about the Prime Minister.

Alistair Darling's concession that the government needs to «sharpen ourselves up» has been seized upon by opposition parties.

«The development is going to support the misconception by the opposition party that the NPP is an Akan party.

That Nigerians expect so much from us but we seem to be in crisis with ourselves; not crisis made by the opposition parties but crisis created by ourselves for ourselves and which has kept us in total difficult position that we are not making the headway we need to make as a party.

«Yes, the call by the opposition parties on the people to get their PVCs can play a part, but what I think basically is that Buhari's biggest challenger today is «go and get your PVC».

«The current Short money formula is based on both the totality of votes cast at the general election and the total number of Commons seats won by an opposition party, along with an additional top - up for the official opposition.

But locally the spectre of NHS cuts are being raised by the opposition parties and it was Nick Clegg who brought this up, mentioning the maternity unit where his son was born which is under threat and the A&E unit in Burnley which has closed.

The new Act steers towards site bargaining, an approach similar to that planned by the opposition parties in Australia.

With soundtrack music at a minimum and black - and - white photography giving a more intimate feel for the occasion, Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) invites pals to a night of talk as she celebrates her promotion to British Health Minister by an opposition party.

It is currently led by the opposition party.

Add to this the commitment by the opposition party to deny the President any (more) political victories in this year of mid-term Congressional elections, and the possibility of progressive climate policy action appears unlikely in the short term.

The first case was based on a provision in the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act (legislation passed by opposition parties during a minority government), which required the government to file a plan for how it would meet its Kyoto obligations.

(2) Follow this with a frothy possibility of seeing a non-confidence vote by the opposition party today, bringing the existing government down and causing another election.

In a hearing conducted by the South Korean financial committee, director Choi was asked by an opposition party's lawmaker Ji Sang - wook about an insider trading allegation that emerged earlier this week.

Political platforms are essentially invalid with a minority government either because they don't have the support to fulfill those promises, no time to complete them (being defeated before passing anything they've promised) or fulfilling part of their promises with some alterations proposed by opposition parties.

Meanwhile, NDC has rubbished the claims by the opposition party that it would astronomically increase its votes at its «world bank».

Previous attempts by opposition parties to invite Ms Clwyd to give evidence at the Senedd were blocked by Labour AMs.

About 187,000 people — about a fifth of the population — were eligible to vote in the election, which was boycotted by some opposition parties.

His comments, made during a House of Commons debate on climate change, were welcomed by opposition parties, who have been calling for a bill for some time.

Togo, in recent times, has witnessed a series of protests by opposition parties, calling for the country's return to the use of the 1992 constitution which imposes limits on presidential terms.