He said: «I was democratically
elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60 % of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning.»
Wearing an open - necked shirt and sitting in his office, he states: «Only nine months ago, I was very honoured to be
elected leader of our party with 60 % of the vote.
Also speaking, the Katsina state governor, Alhaji Aminu Masari, said the process of
electing the leaders of the party at the ward level was hitch - free, orderly and based on the constitution of the APC.
In a statement yesterday Mr Corbyn said: «I was
elected leader of our party, for a new kind of politics, by 60 % of Labour members and supporters.
But in a defiant statement within minutes of the result being announced, the leader said: «I was democratically
elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60 % of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning.
He said: «We're calling on the PLP to unite behind the democratically -
elected leader of the party or call a leadership election.»
In a defiant statement within minutes of the result being announced, the leader said: «I was democratically
elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60 % of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning.
Since I was
elected leader of our party nine months ago, we have repeatedly defeated the government over its attacks on living standards.
I was democratically
elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60 % of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning.
«Jeremy Corbyn is the democratically -
elected Leader of our Party who secured such a resounding mandate,» the statement reads.
In 2005, following the resignation of his predecessor Jim Wallace, he was
elected leader of the party and also became Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning.
New Labour, which was born the day Tony Blair was
elected leader of the party 15 years ago, had been laid to rest by Alistair Darling with a minimum of ceremony.
But his stature with
elected leaders of all party stripes is undeniable.
In a defiant statement, Mr Corbyn said last night: «I was democratically
elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60 % of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning.
Using an approach that is respectful and appreciative, we build bonds with
elected leaders of all parties, and work with them to enable them to use science as a guide in policy decisions.
Not exact matches
«It's fair to say that the policy and character
of my government would be, or the government which I lead, would be very different to that
of President Trump,» said Varadkar, 38, who was
elected prime minister by the ruling Fine Gael
party in June after former
leader Enda Kenny stepped down.
It may sound prosperous that President -
Elect Donald J. Trump could learn anything from
leaders of the Chinese Communist
Party (CCP), which rules a country he has accused
of stealing American jobs and concocting the hoax
of climate change.
He succeeded Hu Jintao as
leader of the Communist
Party and was
elected president in March 2013.
«Our
party and I denounce any type
of homophobia or chants that are directed toward denigrating an
elected leader in our province,» said Jean.
Party leaders are centralizing authority and muting the voices
of duly -
elected members, warns the legislature's Speaker.
He was first
elected to the House
of Assembly in 1993 and became
leader of the Progressive Conservative
Party in 1995.
He was first
elected to the provincial legislature in 1998, and became
leader of the New Democratic
Party in 2002.
In 1998, he became
leader of the Quebec Liberal
Party and was
elected to the Quebec Assemblée Nationale.
Paul Hinman is the
leader of the Wildrose Alliance
Party, and the only member of the party to be elected to the Alberta legisla
Party, and the only member
of the
party to be elected to the Alberta legisla
party to be
elected to the Alberta legislature.
Amidst all the doom and gloom around Arsenal following a typically tough and trying month
of November (maybe if the Gooner
leader of the Labour
party ever gets
elected we could petition him to abolish the month altogether) I think we all got a bit carried away by the talk
of an injury crisis.
The councilman said Ragusa's defense
of Queens GOP First Vice Chair Stephen Graves is a «slap in the face» to rank - and - file
party members, and he called on fellow elected officials and GOP leaders to boycott the Queens Republican Party dinner, which is scheduled for Apri
party members, and he called on fellow
elected officials and GOP
leaders to boycott the Queens Republican
Party dinner, which is scheduled for Apri
Party dinner, which is scheduled for April 18.
McDonnell said: «I've been talking to Labour
party members all over the country, they're saying for those begrudgers — because that's what they are — for goodness sake, get behind the
leader of the Labour
party that was democratically
elected, it's time to put up or shut up.
In 2007 Harriet was
elected as Deputy
Leader of the Labour
Party.
Regarding the UK, the issue seems to have become more relevant since Jeremy Corbyn was
elected leader of the Labour
Party.
d) Just like people in wealthier states choose to «invest» more into interpersonal relationships, business
leaders have accomplished something in the field
of business and search for a different kind
of satisfaction - and
party members
elect them simply because they are famous / successful.
Of the 712
elected officials and
party leaders who can support any candidate they want, 469 have already said they will support Hillary.
Speaking at a mammoth rally at Suhum on Monday evening as part
of his campaign tour
of the Eastern Region, President Mahama stated that divisions and suspensions in the NPP under Akuffo Addo vindicates Ex-President Kuffuor statement captured in a video where he advised
party members to
elect a
leader who is not divisive and creates tension.
Nuttall was
elected Ukip
leader in a landslide victory yesterday, and immediately vowed to «replace the Labour
party and make Ukip the voice
of patriotic Britain» by targeting working class voters.
In recent weeks, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has slowly built support among New York Republicans, rolling out endorsements from the
party's top state - level official (Senate Majority
Leader Dean Skelos) along with a wide array
of current and former
electeds, operatives and county GOP
leaders.
With the Labour
Party seemingly willing to gift the Tories half a year to do whatever they want with the country, the Liberal Democrats have a shorter path to
electing a new
leader and getting on with the business
of rebuilding.
LG candidate Bob Duffy will be meeting separately this afternoon Manhattan Democratic
elected officials and
party leaders to discuss the final weeks
of the campaign, a source with knowledge
of the get - togethers confirmed.
Elected leaders from the region, therefore, need to work together across
party lines and the increasingly fractious boundaries dividing the different parts
of government.
Friends
of Dugdale have since pointed out that Rowley, when seeking election as the Scottish
Party's deputy
leader last year, promised that if he won he would not accept a protected place at the top
of one
of the lists from which a 56
of Holyrood's 129 MSPs are
elected under a system
of proportional representation only to go back on his word as soon as he won that particular race.
(Reuters)-- Battle lines were drawn for South Africa's ANC on Monday as voting began to
elect a new
leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma as head
of a
party that has ruled since the end
of apartheid but faced scandals and corruption allegations.
State Democratic
Party Chairman Jay Jacobs confirmed the NYT report that he has tendered his resignation to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, clearing the way for the governor to select his own
leader of an organization
of which he became the de facto head when he was
elected back in 2010.
I am interested in the possibility
of a
party being
elected into Westminster in a UK General election, with the
party leader failing to be
elected in his or her constituency.
But Mayor -
elect de Blasio, coming into office with a lot
of goodwill and clout, outmaneuvered the two
party leaders.
KR Lohse responded to Dan Hodges» piece wondering where Ed Miliband stood on the issue
of Europe and a new EU treaty by roundly condemning the means by which the Labour
leader was
elected: «Ed's luck ran out the day the unions propelled him into a position that the majority
of the
party didn't want him in.
«I'll be reaching out to
party leaders and
elected officials over the next few days; I've already spoken with many
of them.
«If the result
of the May 7th general election is not clear cut, the days immediately after it should not be characterised by a private fix by the
party leaders, where newly
elected members
of parliament and their
parties are bypassed,» Allen says.
He was
elected Leader of the Conservative
Party in December 2005.
Gibson, who served three terms and is not seeking re-election because
of self - imposed term limits, joins more than 60 other local and state
leaders, committees and organizations who have endorsed Faso in the race, including state and local GOP and Conservative
party leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among ot
party leaders,
elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative
Party, among ot
Party, among others.
After Labour lost the 2010 general election and Ed Miliband became the
party's
leader, Alexander was
elected to the Shadow Cabinet and was made the Shadow Secretary
of State for Work and Pensions.
In September 2001, at the age
of 47, he was
elected Leader of the Conservative
Party in the first - ever ballot
of the
Party's membership.
What happens when you are
elected leader of the Labour
Party with a massive mandate but a small minority where it most matters?