Sentences with phrase «election against the trend»

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Our inability to coexist in my views may not be the only hurdle against 2019 general election as the age - long underage registration / voting challenge mooted above raised its ugly head in a recent but still trending video captured during a registration exercise and a local council poll in some states.

Indications of such a trend have been identified by some in recent elections in the UK (Brexit) and the US (Trump): voters disenchanted with globalised competition and fearing of job or status loss are seen to have voted in particularly high numbers for Brexit and Trump and against the established order.

But Southern Tier Republican Rep. Tom Reed seemed to go against the trend during a conference call Wednesday, noting the special election result in the Keystone State does not exist in a vacuum.

While it is common for state leaders to congratulate each other on elections, at the moment the situation is outside the norm and Trump was criticised in part for going against the general trend.

Mr Singh secured a 2.9 % swing in his favour at the 2010 general election, against the national trend, to improve his majority to 14.2 %.

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