Sentences with phrase «election pact»
An "election pact" means an agreement made between two or more political parties to work together for a particular election. They join forces and cooperate to achieve a common goal, such as supporting each other's candidates or sharing resources. It is a way for parties to increase their chances of winning by combining their strengths and support. Full definition
These fears have been compounded by the recent announcement from the Liberal Democrat's Deputy Leader, Simon Hughes that there will be no General Election pact between the Conservatives and his party.
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He is then asked about the AV referendum and a possible election pact to fill the seat that was taken away from former immigration minister Phil Woolas.
-- it has only one chance of stopping the Tories being re-elected: an election pact with all the other opposition parties aimed at unifying the anti-Tory vote.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who has ruled out any national pact with the Conservatives while David Cameron is leader, claimed «a couple of dozen» Tory MPs would be interested in an election pact with his party.
Four out of ten Conservative activists want an election pact with Ukip, as party heads for humiliating defeat at the European elections.
On 17 March 2015 the Democratic Unionist Party and the Ulster Unionist Party agreed an election pact, whereby the DUP would not stand candidates in Fermanagh and South Tyrone (where Michelle Gildernew, the Sinn Féin candidate, won by only four votes in 2010) and in Newry and Armagh.
Lib Dem members reject the idea of an election pact with the Conservatives at the next election by 21 % to 66 %.
Nigel Farage has vowed that Ukip will not make an election pact with the Conservatives as he campaigns in Kent with Rochester and Strood byelection candidate Mark Reckless.
As I say, an election pact shouldn't happen.