Sentences with phrase «during the last elections in»

The NPP gunning 78 % as against unsatisfactory votes of about 25 % by the NDC during the last elections in the Presidential slots.

Not exact matches

Reports are that turnout in Kettering, Northamptonshire is around 76 %, compared to 67 % during the general election last year.

Last year hackers infiltrated many state and local election databases in the U.S. during the lead - up to last year's vLast year hackers infiltrated many state and local election databases in the U.S. during the lead - up to last year's vlast year's vote.

During elections in Spain last year, campaign messages and press reports highlighted purported links between the Venezuelan government and Spain's upstart leftist party, Podemos.

Sessions has been a target of Trump's ire since he recused himself last March from the FBI's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 US election, following reports that he was not forthcoming during his Senate confirmation hearing about his contacts with Russian officials during the campaign.

Last week, former FBI Director James Comey told the committee in a closed session that there may have been a third meeting between Sessions and Russian officials during the election.

Trump also vented about the attention being paid to Facebook and other social media platforms after it emerged last month that Russian trolls capitalized on social media, and Facebook in particular, to sow discord during the election and spread pro-Trump propaganda.

Martin Schulz, leader of the Social Democrats (SPD), has doubled down on social reform policies in a last - ditch effort to boost his election polls during a public television town hall - style exchange.

Late last year, Facebook General Counsel Colin Stretch joined lawyers from Twitter and Google to testify on the role the platform may have played in spreading viral disinformation during the 2016 election.

Macron's campaign was hacked shortly before the presidential election last year, but, thanks to France's election - silence law, it didn't have anywhere near the impact of the hack of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 election in the U.S..

During the last midterm election in 2014, digital advertising accounted for less than 1 % of political spending in federal, states and local elections, according to advertising tracking firm Borrell Associates.

During the last midterm election in 2014, digital advertising accounted for less than 1 % of political spending in federal, state and local elections, according to advertising tracking firm Borrell Associates.

The vote was taken in the Bundestag in Berlin during the last session of the German parliament before federal elections in September.

«I see a lot of joy and celebration for Pope Francis, but I'm living his election with a lot of pain»: thus, the BBC [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-2179479] reported the words of Graciela Yorio, the sister of Orlando Yorio — a priest who was kidnapped in May 1976 and tortured for five months during Argentina's last military government.

@ Bill Deacon, Sorry Bill, but during the last last Bush election, the catholic church ordered their membership to vote against the democratic candidate in violation of their 501c3 status, not support a candidate but an order.

Christians in America are increasingly like Christians in Egypt, as I discovered during the last elections there, determining under which enemy one can perhaps survive.

From overheard conversations in restaurants during our journey (and people seemed to be talking about the election everywhere outside of the DC area) at least some people, middle - class people who go to Ed's Steakhouse or Shakespeare's Coffee Shop, are convinced that Obama's reelection would unleash all the worst implications of the proposed policies of the last four years.

During my last year in Rome I served under the same good man after his election as pope.

Arturo Gonzalez handed Avalos» dream catcher to Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin at a candidate forum in Deerfield during last fall's elections.

The political action committee for Abbott Laboratories, the maker of U.S. market leader Similac, spent more than $ 1.5 million in contributions to federal and congressional candidates during the last election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington - based watchdog of campaign contributions.

Here's Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy insisting to me during a CapTon interview last night that Carl Paladino, who hasn't made any public appearances for several days, isn't undergoing a post-primary sanitization in hopes of making him more palatable to geberal election voters — particularly downstaters.

Fani - Kayode, who was Director of Media and Publicity, Jonathan / Sambo Campaign Organisation, during the last Presidential election which Jonathan lost to President Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement said he read with amusement the allegation made in the media report.

George Pataki, telling me during last night's «Insiders» segment on CapTon that Rick Lazio should do the right thing — for himself and the GOP — and decline to remain in the general election on the Conservative Party line.

In fact, during the last leadership election for Jeremy Corbyn, and at many of his rallies in this campaign, I was repeatedly taken by how many teachers and nurses and fire - fighters and doctors I came acrosIn fact, during the last leadership election for Jeremy Corbyn, and at many of his rallies in this campaign, I was repeatedly taken by how many teachers and nurses and fire - fighters and doctors I came acrosin this campaign, I was repeatedly taken by how many teachers and nurses and fire - fighters and doctors I came across.

According to him, the party is not unified, not in touch with the grassroots and did not inspire confidence in the electorate during the run - up to the last elections, and called on the party to re-embrace its core values of truth, integrity, probity and accountability.

A YouGov poll for The Times on the weekend put the Leave campaign nine points in front (although research was carried out on line and such a methodology proved to be problematic during last year's general election).

At the same time, during the last presidential election cycle in 2012, Democrats were $ 1.5 million in debt.

Rangel's email includes a link to Obama's appearance on «Late Night With Jimmy Fallon» last night, during which the president joined the host in «slow jamming» the student loan news — a continuation of Obama's obvious effort to bolster his support among young voters who were key to his election in 2008.

Felder, who had refused to pick sides in the immediate aftermath of the elections earlier this month, said during a telephone interview last night that he had informed both the Senate GOP and Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins of his decision yesterday.

Boris was a great Mayor but during last year's general election there was no obvious plan to try and hold or win target seats in the Capital.

Nevertheless, the relative calm in this country during the last three years should not lead one to believe that the upcoming presidential election is not without high stakes.

During the last cycle, she help raise more than $ 1 million for other congressional hopefuls and then touted the role she had played in an «historic election for women» that saw a record number of female candidates running — and winning — seats in Washington.

Mr. Storobin performed strongly in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in last Tuesday's election, and, during the campaign, he touted his roots in Boro Park and Midwood, which will become the core of the new district, so he likely sees his electoral prospects differently than Mr. Brook - Krasny.

His former immigration spokesman Phil Woolas's shameless tactics in Oldham East and Saddleworth during the last general election campaign, and subsequent ejection from Parliament, have offered a well - timed opportunity for Labour to give the coalition and, in particular, Nick Clegg, a thrashing in the by - election on 13 January - the first significant electoral test of the coalition's popularity.

During an election marked by turmoil over term limits and a tempestuous Democratic primary season, Queens Republicans last week gained two seats in the City Council and solidified their hold over a third in a borough where the GOP is heavily outnumbered.

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has on Friday announced the dismissed six officers attached to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom over alleged professional misconducts during legislative rerun elections that held in the state last year.

Umahi, who received some stakeholders of Abakaliki Local Government Area in his office in Abakaliki on Wednesday, said he was happy that those of them that worked for the Labour Party during the last general elections had decided to return to the PDP.

The former senator endorsed both Brown and Hoffman and made an in - person appearance with Hoffman during the run - up to last year's special election.

WASHINGTON — In a feisty statement to be delivered to the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, Roger Stone, President Trump's longtime political adviser, denies any collusion with Russia during last year's presidential election and accuses panel members of «cowardice» for insisting that he testify behind closed doors rather than in a public sessioIn a feisty statement to be delivered to the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, Roger Stone, President Trump's longtime political adviser, denies any collusion with Russia during last year's presidential election and accuses panel members of «cowardice» for insisting that he testify behind closed doors rather than in a public sessioin a public session.

In the US, for example, Republicans in Burlington, Vermont would have been better off had some of them stayed home during the last mayoral election that they ran under AV (of course, they've since ditched it and returned to First Past the PostIn the US, for example, Republicans in Burlington, Vermont would have been better off had some of them stayed home during the last mayoral election that they ran under AV (of course, they've since ditched it and returned to First Past the Postin Burlington, Vermont would have been better off had some of them stayed home during the last mayoral election that they ran under AV (of course, they've since ditched it and returned to First Past the Post).

For the record, Brodsky insisted last week during an interview with me on «Capital Tonight» that 1) Cuomo has informed him he won't be endorsing anyone running for the job he's expected to give up to run for governor, and 2) the whole ticket - balancing thing is IRrelevant in this year's elections.

A hurricane descended on Hawaii during last weekend's primary, forcing officials to postpone elections in two precincts on the Big Island.

One of Angola's main opposition parties plans to contest the results of last week's general election, alleging unfair conduct during the vote that kept the ruling party of former president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos in power.

Considering the role these so called intellectuals played during the last general election and the very shameful role they have continued to play even in the face of full blown tyranny and state sponsored harassment of political opponents coupled with the unprecedented abysmal performance we are witnessing under a President they sold to Ghanaians, I'm reasonably convinced that they are a major part of our problem in this noble country.

«I was honored that more than 120,000 voters chose me to represent them during the last election,» said Doheny in a press release.

I spent time in both Crewe & Nantwich and Norwich North during those by - elections and the atmosphere in Oldham for the two days I was there last week was, I'm afraid, just not comparable.

He said, «We are confident that the security agencies will investigate all violations of the nation «s laws before, during and after the last re-run elections in Rivers.»

The startling evidence, first unearthed by Channel 4 News and confirmed in a condemnatory report released last week by the Electoral Commission — the independent body that oversees election law and regulates political finance in the UK — suggests that the Conservative party gained an advantage by breaching election spending laws during the 2015 election.

But Laura Moser isn't the only Democratic House candidate who was living in Washington, D.C., during the last election.

Crowley's comments came yesterday during one of Weprin's last press conferences before Election Day, at which he joined dozens of volunteers, reporters and elected officials in Weprin's second - floor campaign headquarters on Austin Street in Forest Hills.