Sentences with phrase «coalition majority of»

In the Lords» vote, Labour peers will have to overturn a coalition majority of 40 to have a chance of blocking the government's education proposals.

Not exact matches

While approval is not a given since the ruling coalition government led by Abe's LDP does not have a majority in the upper house of parliament, most analysts do not foresee any problems given signs this week that main opposition parties will not block the nominations.

«For sure, the priorities are immigration, the control of borders, of Europe, (the issue of) cultural identities and the understanding of how the Italian society should move ahead in a globalized world,» Terzi di Sant «Agata said, following the Italian election result which pointed to a hung parliament where no one party or coalition gained a majority of the vote that would allow it to govern alone.

But his «safe hands on the economy» message cut through in the end, with the coalition winning a majority of seats in 1998 despite Labor winning 51 per cent of the two - party vote.

The Conservatives are stressing their supposed credentials as «economic managers» in their strategy to win a majority — combined with fear - mongering about a future coalition (although that latter part of the strategy may be backfiring on them).

Last time the ruling UMNO - led Barisan Nasional coalition received a minority of the popular vote, only winning a majority of the seats thanks to some creatively drawn electoral boundaries.

On the heels of a failed snap election in an effort to build a bigger majority and a personal mandate, Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, now faces the though job of trying to forge a coalition deal to stay in power.

And, should Mr. Ignatieff's coalition decide to force an unnecessary and opportunistic election, Nigel will emerge as chief of staff to a majority Prime Minister.

Malaysia's longest - serving prime minister withdrew his support for Najib after the Barisan Nasional coalition fell short of a majority in 2013 elections.

Babis's ANO (Yes) party has won 29 % of the vote so they will need to partner up with one or more of the other eight parties in order to form a majority coalition.

«A lot of people forget this or didn't know it to begin with, but the Moral Majority was a coalition of evangelicals, Catholics, Jews and Mormons,» DeMoss says.

Many of us identified with religious conservatism have never been in close alliance with Robertson or Falwell or with the organizations, the Christian Coalition and the Moral Majority, they respectively created.

Although neoconservatives originally hoped to exercise influence among liberals» their first institutional incarnation, after all, was as the Coalition for a Democratic Majority» the direction of their movement, from the time it targeted the New Left as the enemy, was always to the right.

Any center - right majority is going to involve former Trump supporters as a majority or near - majority of the coalition.

It provides a base for new coalitions between Roman Catholics and Protestants (witness the ecumenical character of its adherents), liberals and conservatives (witness the continuing concerns of the World Council of Churches and the evangelicals» Chicago Declaration), «majorities» and «minorities» (witness the numerous theological works written from black, feminist, Latin American and Anglo perspectives), and therefore can become an acceptable, sound theological foundation for church education.

Together the collection spans more than four decades of Novak's career, from his affiliation with the now - defunct Coalition for a Democratic Majority to his long tenure at the American Enterprise Institute.

Both Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority and Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition envisioned an alliance of traditionalists, a true «religious right.»

He founded the Moral Majority, the precursor of today's Christian Coalition, formed by Pat Robertson.

We... express our deep concern and protest over the... crusade now being conducted by the Moral Majority and the Coalition for Better TV to purge television of program content they deem offensive.

«Catholic politicians should build new coalitions in support of protecting innocent human life: Coalitions, first and foremost, with American women» the majority of whom are pro-life» who understand that Roe's abortion license has encouraged irresponsible male sexual behavior more than any other legal act in oucoalitions in support of protecting innocent human life: Coalitions, first and foremost, with American women» the majority of whom are pro-life» who understand that Roe's abortion license has encouraged irresponsible male sexual behavior more than any other legal act in ouCoalitions, first and foremost, with American women» the majority of whom are pro-life» who understand that Roe's abortion license has encouraged irresponsible male sexual behavior more than any other legal act in our history.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

A reform movement is needed that will unite the majority of low and middle income people in this country into a political coalition that can elect a Congress and a president who will change the system.

The pattern repeated itself endlessly: Some line would be crossed (a bared buttock, a profanity, a dollop of anti-Catholic bigotry) and the Moral Majority or the Catholic League or the Traditional Values Coalition would mount a protest or a boycott, which in turn only ensured higher ratings for the television show in question and incentives for further envelope - pushing the next time around.

It is the challenge of fitting together the pieces of a majority conservative coalition.

Many of the people that have latched onto the Christian Coalition and the Moral Majority are more in love with being the power behind the power than ministry.

The medical examiner reports in Milwaukee County showed that the vast majority of co-sleeping deaths were African - American babies living in what the Black Health Coalition calls «chaotic homes.»

O'Neill and Larson, who have formed a majority coalition with Commissioner Robert McKenna, blame the cost of building and maintaining the Sanctuary Golf Course for draining the Park District treasury and cutting into funds available to develop new parks and refurbish old ones.

A majority of voting members may act to dissolve the Coalition and its Corporation.

«If it becomes clear that the national interest which is stable and principled government can be best served by forming a coalition between the Labour party and the Liberal democrats, then I believe I should discharge that duty to form that government which would in my view command a majority in the House of Commons in the Queen's Speech and any other confidence votes.

Also at 1 p.m., the Senate majority coalition commission on regulatory reform announces the findings of its forums held last fall, Room 124, state Capitol, Albany.

«There is also a progressive majority in Britain and I believe it could be in the interests of the whole country to form a progressive coalition government.

«The TUC's March for the Alternative on 26 March promises to be one of the biggest events that we have ever organised, but local campaigns and protests that do not hit the national headlines could well make just as much an impact in those constituencies where there are coalition MPs with small majorities.

«Because you don't want to be in a situation where you no longer have a majority, you can't control confidence in the House of Commons and the other party can take over... The prime minister might then call a general election in order to avoid being in a situation in which she's potentially yielding power without a general election to a coalition of Tory opponents.»

... Delight in smooth - sounding platitudes, refusal to face unpleasant facts, desire for popularity and electoral success irrespective of the vital interests of the State, genuine love of peace and pathetic belief that love can be its sole foundation, obvious lack of intellectual vigour in both leaders of the British Coalition Government, marked ignorance of Europe and aversion from its problems in Mr. Baldwin, the strong and violent pacifism which at this time dominated the Labour - Socialist Party, the utter devotion of the Liberals to sentiment apart from reality, the failure and worse than failure of Mr. Lloyd George, the erstwhile great war - time leader, to address himself to the continuity of his work, the whole supported by overwhelming majorities in both Houses of Parliament: all these constituted a picture of British fatuity and fecklessness which, though devoid of guile, was not devoid of guilt, and, though free from wickedness or evil design, played a definite part in the unleashing upon the world of horrors and miseries which, even so far as they have unfolded, are already beyond comparison in human experience.

The Lib Dem majority in Eastleigh is 3,864, but with the coalition seen as increasingly toxic and Huhne's court case top of voters» minds, the party is likely to face a bloodbath in the Hampshire seat.

Had the Conservatives had a Parliamentary majority (or had formed a coalition with a certain party whose name shall go unmentioned), they might have found a way back to the status quo ante on at least (some of) the reforms that are practically reversible, viz. the House of Lords, the Human Rights Act, the Lord Chancellor's jurisdiction over the judiciary.

Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, celebrated a historic victory today after his right - wing Fidesz / Christian Democrat coalition retained its two - thirds majority in the Hungarian Parliament, winning 133 out of 199 seats.

That's a clear indication of the cancerous results such monies spawn — the, «Perpetuation & Maintenance» of an IDC Coalition, bought into being by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which denied Democrat Voters the «Majority» role in the NYS State Senate for 2 Election cycles now!

Because the electoral system makes an overall majority for one party unlikely, the first minister is normally elected by a coalition of parties that have agreed to form the Executive.

I think those are mostly debates about the nature of the government and Parliament that we elect - likelihood of single - party majority or coalition government, etc - and the issue of individual candidate selection is a relatively low priority (though I accept some, particularly STV supporters, might give that a higher priority).

The labor - backed party has Facebook ads posting today, part of a broader effort aimed at pressuring the eight - member bloc as Democrats hold a numeric majority in the state Senate, but do not have the votes to form a governing coalition.

The party or coalition of parties with the majority of seats in the parliament forms the executive.

An under - fire Miliband lacking the overall majority any prime minister needs would be at the mercy of journalists eagerly exposing the rifts of minority or coalition government.

Once Kaminsky is formally seated in the Senate, there would still be delicate negotiates to conduct to potentially form a majority coalition of their own and, they hope, Senate races to win this fall.

The central contention here is that a Tory majority Cameron Government would, mutatis mutandis, be no different to today's Coalition Government in terms of ideology, public policy and behaviour.

But its not difficult to see how a coalition between parties which got 52 % of the vote could be supported by a majority.

This November is a critical election for Republicans, who hold a majority in the chamber as part of a coalition government with the Independent Democratic Conference.

At the same time, there are five members of the Independent Democratic Conference who have worked with GOP lawmakers in the past through a majority coalition.

Generally, this result would give the majority of seats in the parliament to the united opposition forces and let the opposition form the coalition in the parliament.

The research warned the coalition's policies would lead to 690,000 more children living below the MIS in just two years» time - and claimed this would lead to a majority of Britain's children living below the breadline.