Sentences with phrase «elected heads of government»

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The Carnegie Report, so named for industrialist Sir Roderick Carnegie's role as inquiry head, was the first major piece of economic advice the newly elected Court Government received.

In these circumstances it does not fall to the Queen to decide who shall be First Minister, or in Ireland to the President; under their constitutions it falls to the newly elected parliament, whose first business (after election of a presiding officer) is to elect the head of the new government.

In each case the newly elected parliament elected the head of the new government.

Thirdly, an elected President of the EU executive would be responsible in front of the voters and not in front of the heads of state and government, hence reducing their influence further.

«I would rather have those risks that we are likely to face, headed off by a government elected by the British people [and] governing for the British people, than having a government that is one of 27 others where the decisions you want to take - that you believe are best for the United Kingdom - can not be taken because the others don't agree with you.»

He then headed indoors for a news conference, where he was accompanied by elected officials, government reform advocates, and representatives of the city Campaign Finance Board.

Buhari, who like Obasanjo headed a military government before being elected civilian president, spent much of last year being treated for an undisclosed illness in London.

A former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, the 58 - year old Christian Kabore was elected in November 2015 as part of transitional arrangements put in place by the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government during the...

Many political pundits and serving police officers were disappointed that Sir Hugh did not win the post, with observers keen to see the outspoken former head of policing in Northern Ireland clash publicly with the government on issues such as elected commissioners.

Is the head of government or other chief national authority elected through free and fair elections?

A constitutional monarchy essentially designates a separation between the head of government and the head of state, the latter being a monarch, usually hereditary, but sometimes elected for life, the former being governance by some other form, not necessarily democratic, but usually by public agreement.

The Member of Parliament - elect for the Shama Constituency in the Western Region, Ato Panford, has justified calls on the incoming government to relocate the Head office of the Ghana National petroleum Commission (GNPC) to the region.

Italian voters head to the polls next spring to elect a new national government, but if Sicily is a preview of Italian politics to come, then Italy and the European Union are in for a rough ride.

The direct participation of the royal and viceroyal figures in any of these areas of governance is limited; in practice, their use of the executive powers is directed by the Executive Council, a committee of ministers of the Crown responsible to the unicameral, elected House of Assembly and chosen and headed by the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Dwight Ball the head of government.

A recruitment interview allegedly conducted by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) today appears to confirm claims by Mr. Osafo Marfo, head of president - elect's transition team, that the outgoing government is making political assistants permanent staff.

In mid-July, the Parliament will first get to flex its political muscles when it votes to elect the next president of the European Commission, who is put forward by the European Union's heads of state and government.

Walter Shaub Jr., who heads the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, has been under attack for his tweets and statements about President - elect Donald Trump's conflicts of interest.

Following the announcement of the result, the Chinese and Russian governments were quick to congratulate the new Venezuelan president - elect, joining all of Nicolas Máduro's fellow Latin American heads of state, yet the United States remained publicly skeptical of the result and refused to accept it, a position which has not since changed.

President - elect Bush's selection of Linda Chavez, the president of the Washington - based Center for Equal Opportunity, to head the Department of Labor drew kudos and criticism last week from those familiar with her extensive career in education and government service.

And the pro-voucher group American Federation for Children, which she headed as chairwoman and is based in Washington D.C., has spent more than $ 5 million in Wisconsin in favor of Republican elected officials since 2010, when the GOP gained control of state government, according to data from the liberal - leaning Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, which tracks campaign spending.

An elected Head of State is incompatible with a parliamentary regime since it would set up a competing centre of democratic legitimacy — one emanating through election — to cabinet government responsible to Parliament, and ultimately to the people.

The legislative process of the EU may be generally simplified in this way: the European Commission, i.e. a body of supposedly independent experts appointed by the European Council (see, the 28, soon 27, heads of State or government of its Member States) and approved by the European Parliament (the only institutions directly elected by EU citizens), has the initiative to table legislation.

Yi Gang, an American - trained economist, has been elected by the Chinese government to take over the People's Bank of China (PBoC), the country's central bank, as its head.