Sentences with phrase «direct presidential elections»

@lightspectra Why would direct presidential elections have any bearing on how legislative elections are conducted?

The introduction of direct presidential elections after more than two decades of democratic consolidation is an interesting development.

The first direct presidential election was held in 2004.

Not exact matches

«The Intelligence Community Assessment concluded, first, that President Putin directed an influence campaign to erode the faith and confidence of the American people in our presidential election process.

The CIA concluded last month that hackers directed by high - level Russian officials worked to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election to help Trump win.

Wylie now claims the company and its behavior research affiliate Strategic Communication Laboratories have direct links to Russia and used the Facebook data to influence the outcome of the US presidential election.

So where I disagree with Larison is his claim that «Conservatives actually know very well that they do not speak for a majority in this country, and they are also well aware that changes that would allow for more direct, plebiscitary democracy, whether in presidential elections or in passing legislation, would work to the detriment of their smaller states and their overall political interests.»

Strider, who helped spearhead Democratic faith outreach in 2006 and 2008 - when he directed that work for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign - said the party put substantially fewer resources and effort into faith - based strategy work this year than in any election since 2004.

There's no conclusive proof, but you can see this play out in direct - election congressional elections: they are far more polarized than Presidential elections; due to the fact that insufficiently - polarized candidates frequently get primaried by less - moderate candidates in the primary (and the latter often win the primary).

Because the US is so polarized politically, there is very little chance that a Republican controlled House of Representatives would choose to impeach a Republican President even if there were overwhelming evidence that he had accepted a direct bribe from the Russian government (such as, for hypothetical example, a 19 % interest in the Russian gas company Rosneft) in return for promulgating policies favorable to the Russians, let alone confirmation of the allegations that his Presidential campaign had coordinated election strategy and tactics with the Russians.

You must avail yourself by a man, who is sent — a directed man, then he will free (you), otherwise, he will always get the 49.99 % in any presidential election,» he noted.

An order directed at the Defendants to desist from collecting the said deposit or fees for the conduct of the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections until the appropriate statutory instruments have been passed in accordance with appropriate legal regime.

Pastor Bakare told his congregation that although he had been speaking about his presidential ambition in parables, they should watch out for direct statements ahead of the 2019 elections.

To be fair, Cuomo never said it would — he instead billed Excelsior as «tuition - free for the middle class,» part of his Middle Class Recovery Act that he framed as his direct response to the anxiety shown in the 2016 presidential election.

The PPP took the case to court seeking «an order directed against the 1st respondent in her capacity as returning officer for presidential elections to grant the applicant the opportunity to amend and alter the one anomaly found in his nomination papers as well as accept his nomination papers as amended or altered to enable him contest as a presidential candidate for the 7th December 2016 elections.»

The Founding Fathers only said in the U.S. Constitution about presidential elections (only after debating among 30 ballots for choosing a method): «Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors...» The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly characterized the authority of the state legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral votes as «plenary» and «exclusive.»

He stated this in response to a direct question as to whether the group would support Buhari should he declare a desire to seek re-election or whether the group was shopping for another candidate for the 2019 Presidential elections.

However, the comparison with the US voter turnout is hampered due to the fact that the US President is elected in separate and direct elections (presidential system), whereas the President of the European Commission is only approved by the European Parliament (parliamentary system), giving the European Parliament elections considerable weight.

«An order directed at the defendants to desist from collecting and or receiving the said deposit or fees for the conduct of the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections until the appropriate statutory instruments have been passed in accordance with appropriate legal rights.»

The plaintiffs are seeking an order of the court directing Buhari to declare his intention to vie for the presidential election as well as, an order directing him to answer the clarion call by the plaintiffs to contest the presidential election of 2019 to the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Jonathan advised that direct primary, especially under presidential system of government, was the ultimate and best way of selecting candidates for elections noting however that the greatest problem was how to manage the direct primaries.

The David Gordon Green directed film is inspired by the doco of the same name about American spin doctors competing in the same Presidential election in Bolivia.

NEW YORK, March 9, 2017 — HBO has announced plans for a miniseries that tells the story of Donald Trump's dramatic, improbable victory over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, and has enlisted Jay Roach to direct and executive produce and Playtone's Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman as executive producers.

The film began production in New York in November, 2016, right after the presidential election, and the screenplay (by «Sex and the City» writer Jenny Bicks and «Dreamgirls» director Bill Condon) contains many images and situations that feel like direct challenges to Trump - style politics of resentment.

David Gordon Green directs the satirical comedy from a screenplay by Peter Straughan inspired by Rachel Boynton's documentary about the American political campaign marketing tactics used in the real - life 2002 Bolivian presidential election.

The Girlfriend Experience (R for nudity, profanity and sexuality) Steven Soderbergh directs this revealing, erotic drama examining five, fun - filled days in the life of a high - priced call girl (Sasha Grey) during the period leading up to the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.

The exhibition also includes art that makes more direct statements about the current presidential elections.

Wylie now claims the company and its behavior research affiliate Strategic Communication Laboratories have direct links to Russia and used the Facebook data to influence the outcome of the US presidential election.