Sentences with phrase «election defeat last»

The failure to rescue the schoolgirls contributed to the election defeat last year of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

He also admitted the local election defeats last week had revealed a divided country: «It is not lost on me that where our two parties got a particular beating last week was in Wales, Scotland and in the large cities of northern England.

Not exact matches

The New Democrats have a choice: prop up a government hungry for their left - leaning supporters, or defeat the budget that they helped craft and force an election just 19 months after the last one.

Moscow has denied any meddling in last year's U.S. election, in which Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton.

The last time a Liberal government entered an election in the middle of a monetary policy tightening cycle was in 2006; that year, the Conservatives defeated them.

There has been a seismic shift in our politics in this province since last year when the Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the general election and Albertans elected their first new government in 44 years.

If you went strictly by Stephen Harper's spoken record, he never resigned as Conservative leader after last fall's election defeat, and he's got no plans to do anything but carry out his full four - year term as MP for Calgary Heritage.

Analyzing the cases over the last six years in which competitive elections for the council resulted in dissidents defeating the nominees proposed by the nominating committee, Lupia generated a table, which he read in full, that bears close study.

The election was also somewhat of a replay of Indonesia's 2014 presidential election, when the current president, Jokowi, defeated Prabowo, son - in - law of the last dictator Soeharto and a former general suspected of human rights abuses.

He wore a shirt which bore the phrase: «It's not my fault, I voted for Aécio», a reference to Senator Aécio Neves who was defeated by Dilma in presidential elections last October.

Odinga challenged his last election defeat in 2013, but lost in court.

Turner, the Brooklyn Republican who defeated Democrat David Weprin in last year's upset special election to replace the disgraced Democratic former Rep. Anthony Weiner, may lose his seat in redistricting.

His endorsement of Turner isn't too terribly surprising, since he backed the Queens businessman in last year's NY - 9 special election in which Turner stunned the political establishment by defeating Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin.

Kenya goes to the polls in closely contested election — in pictures View gallery Odinga supporters interviewed by the Guardian in recent days said their leader had been robbed of victory in the last two elections, but that they would not take to the streets if they believed they had been fairly defeated this time.

Since the defeat of Capriles in October last year and failure in all but three of the 23 states in the gubernatorial elections in December, the latter group has gained in prominence.

The Democratic Senate Campaign Committee reported $ 191,283 in cash on hand after spending heavily in the special election, which ended with Democrat Todd Kaminsky defeating Republican candidate Chris McGrath last month.

The Democratic Party, meanwhile, lost 3.5 million votes compared to the last election, which also resulted in defeat.

Kaminsky won the seat vacated by former Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was also convicted on federal corruption, in a special election last April, defeating McGrath.

Mr Hunt will speak to Tom Bradby about how Labour can recover following last week's general election defeat.

Funny, at the last election when Blair got an overall majority of 70 the tory press pushed the line that he had in fact been defeated.

Dadey said the pay - to - play culture is one of the reasons one - third of incumbents ran unopposed in last fall's elections and only three out of 199 incumbents were defeated.

Democrat Luis Sepúlveda won a special election for a seat on the State Senate in the 32nd senatorial district last night, easily defeating his two challengers.

An astonishing surge in membership after defeat for the Yes campaign in last year's independence referendum was followed by an SNP landslide in May's general election, when the party won 56 of Scotland's 59 constituencies.

Joseph Bipoba Naabu, NDC Member of Parliament for Yunyoo, has said former President John Dramani Mahama lacked competence when he was president of Ghana, which contributed to the defeat of the NDC in last year's elections.

But Higgins is suddenly perceived as vulnerable after last night's 145th Assembly District special election, in which another Paladino - backed candidate, Buffalo Common Council Member Michael «Mickey» Kearns, defeated the congressman's top aide, Chris Fahey, in a decisive upset win.

Gillibrand won her first statewide election last fall, easily beating former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, who defeated Bruce Blakeman and David Malpass in a GOP primary after he petitioned his way onto the ballot.

A committee has in the light of our defeat been commissioned to establish the causes of our poor showing in last year's election.

Moscow has denied any meddling in last year's U.S. election, in which Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton.

This constituency is held by Iain Gray, the MSP who led Labour to landslide defeat at the last 2011 Scottish parliament election.

Jameh had rejected the result of the last month's presidential election after he had earlier accepted defeat.

That's how much money the defeated candidate in last year's epic NY - 23 special election raised in the first quarter of 2010.

But the defeat of Mandelson by Livingstone in last year's NEC election, support for Livingstone for London mayor and black members» use of OMOV to try to select black candidates for inner city parliamentary seats showed that the individual membership can not be totally controlled by the leadership.

«Ultimately, their smear campaign allowed them to defeat the last Republican who voted for marriage equality and gun safety, replacing him with Senator - elect Panepinto, who was convicted of election fraud a few years ago,» the memo says, referring to a 13 - year - old case.

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Alhassan Tapsoba has expressed his happiness at the defeat of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliamentary (MP) for Awutu Senya West in the Central Region, Hanna Tetteh in last Wednesday's parliamentary elections.

A Liberal Democrat defeat, in a seat where they trailed Labour by only 103 votes last May, would inevitably increase the pressure on Mr Clegg from the doubters in his party, which is used to winning by - elections rather than losing them.

Hoffman, running on the Conservative Party line in a special election last year, came within 4,000 votes of defeating Owens after Republican Dede Scozzafava dropped out of the race on the weekend before Electelection last year, came within 4,000 votes of defeating Owens after Republican Dede Scozzafava dropped out of the race on the weekend before ElectionElection Day.

The shadow Scottish secretary said the last thing any party should do after a heavy election defeat is make «knee jerk reactions and turn in on themselves».

(CNN)-- Sharron Angle, the Tea Party - backed underdog who in last year's midterm election came close to defeating Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, may be setting her sights on another high profile political job.

(CNN)- Sharron Angle, the long - shot Tea Party - backed candidate who almost defeated Senate Majority Leady Harry Reid in last year's midterm elections, is hitting the road this week and it looks like another election may be on her mind.

Labour MPs and activists have not yet forgiven Ed Miliband for the devastating defeat the party suffered at the last general election.

For many Lib Dems, last night's by - election defeat feels like a victory.

Mr. Namoale had been MP for the past 12 years but was defeated in the last election 2016 by the NPP's Vincent Odotei Sowah.

Paladino easily defeated Harris, his only opponent in last week's election for the seat representing South Buffalo.

MacIsaac had been defeated in last November's general election by a narrow six - vote margin in his race against incumbent county legislator Mary Wawro.

The coalition of charities on Tuesday offered Cuomo, currently the state attorney general who handily defeated Republican Carl Paladino in last week's gubernatorial election, the benefit of their experience.

In between the last election and this one he had run an appalling Islamophobic campaign to be London mayor before being roundly and humiliatingly defeated, with even members of his own family publicly disassociating themselves from it.

The Conservative MP who defeated Nigel Farage in the 2015 general election faced a six hour session at a local police station last Friday, it has emerged.

Eventual Winners The EIU special reports concluded last month, separately prepared on country - by - country analysis ahead of the elections and released from London over the weekend, said Nana Akufo - Addo will become the eventual winner and President of Ghana after an «acrimonious» contest in the November general election, while Mrs. Clinton will defeat Mr. Trump in the US polls.

Mr. Rawlings indicated that the NDC Sis get its act together in the run up to the last elections This the heavy defeat.

Mr Namoale, it must be noted, was defeated in last year's general elections, losing his long - held La Dadekotopon seat to the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Accra Hearts of Oak, Vincent Sowah Odotei.