Sentences with phrase «election won by»

That rationale is why Zuckerberg has sent other executives to appear in Congress to respond to hot - button issues, including whether Russian agents were able to manipulate Facebook's social network to sway the U.S. presidential election won by Donald Trump in 2016.

Since the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by the late business mogul, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, the historic poll has been commemorated in grand style.

A recent report by Lewis Baston of Democratic Audit warned the Bradford West by - election won by George Galloway showed the diminished presence of the main political parties was allowing non-mainstream views of politics to emerge.

``... This impression that people are saying that because there has been an election won by another party and the Electoral Commission has declared them as winners does not mean that this government should stop functioning all together and there should be a total shut down.

«I've talked to Carl Paladino several times, in fact, since the primary and I've explained - we've had very civil discussions -... the Conservatives went to the polls, there was an election I won by a very large margin, (the voters) made their decision, the voters have expressed their point of view in that case,» Lazio told host John Gambling.

Barrow is expected to take power on January 19 when President Yahya Jammeh's mandate runs out, but the long - serving leader has refused to cede power after disputing the result of a December 1 election won by Barrow.

The last election was famously won from wooing the mum vote, lets hope 2015 is the election won by leaders going hell for leather trying to get the youngsters on side — just no rapping like those Belgian MEPs please.

Two of the committee members, which represented the majority, voted that the primary election won by Akeredolu should be cancelled and that a fresh one be organised.

Kenya's Supreme Court has nullified the result of the August 8 presidential election won by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Mr Dukakis was the Democrats» presidential nominee in the 1988 election won by George Bush Sr..

Last month, his seat was flipped to the Democratic column in a special election won by Todd Kaminsky.

Iannece ended up losing the five - way Democratic primary in a surprise upset election won by Kevin Kim, an aide to retiring Rep. Gary Ackerman.

«From the above therefore, we, as one of the INEC accredited CSOs hereby affirm that the conduct of the Osun West Senatorial by - election won by the PDP candidate, Mr. Ademola Adeleke was transparent, free, fair and credible.

Kenney has said only a merger can prevent vote splitting in the 2019 election and another election win by Notley.

Some Democrats are trying to spin a special election win by Republican David Storobin as a good thing in the long term.

Election results strengthen consumer protection — Election wins by President Barack Obama and consumer rights firebrand Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts strengthen the hand of the fledgling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, policy analysts said... (See 2012 election)

Not exact matches

The so - called populist movement — in which people feel they aren't being heard by their governments — has led Britain to vote to exit the E.U., or Brexit, while far - right political candidates in France and the Netherlands edge closer to winning their upcoming presidential elections.

Opinion: Local branch members got their man when David Honey won the recent Cottesloe by - election.

«I'm struck by how many investors and investment - bank econ departments were putting out notes one week before the election [saying] that if Trump wins, the markets will absolutely crash... amazingly, many of these exact same investors and economists now say Trump is great for stocks,» Gundlach said.

If Lesko wins by single digits, it would reflect the broader trend of Democrat over-performance in other recent special elections.

The suburban Chicago district is solidly blue — Hillary Clinton won it by 15 points in the 2016 general election — and both Lipinski and Newman supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential primary.

West expanded on that comment by calling Trump a «genius» because the billionaire won the election, reportedly adding: «Neither candidate would fix racism in this country.»

Traditionally, Republicans win elections by running against big government.

«In fact when I decided to just do it, I said to myself, I said you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made - up story, it's an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election that they should have won,» he said.

Trump vowed at his rally that he would win Washington state, even though the state tends to support Democrats and that party's nominee, Hillary Clinton, leads by large margins in opinion polls ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2016 file photo, Zena Stephens, is surrounded by supporters while celebrating her election win over Republican Ray Beck for sheriff in Beaumont, Texas on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

When Trump won the election, Zuckerberg appeared to take a veiled jab at the president - elect by saying that «progress does not move in a straight line.»

Colorado has gone for the Democratic nominee in the past three presidential elections and Clinton won the state by five points.

In the days following election, numerous boycotts are floating around on both sides of the aisles as comments made by a number of executives win praise or condemnation taking some sort of stance as it relates to the election.

Warren is expected to try tugging her party toward more progressive policies, while some more moderate Democrats are emphasizing the need to appeal to the type of working - class white voters who helped Trump win Midwestern states carried in recent elections by Democrats.

His quick acceptance of the results eased tensions in the volatile nation where the latest presidential election, in 2013, narrowly won by Maduro, was bitterly disputed and where anti-government protests last year led to 43 deaths.

«I would submit to the Democrats across the country we are going to be compromised in trying to win the election in 2016 if our nominee supported the war in Iraq,» Chafee said, as reported by CNN on Thursday.

The Conservative government's first efforts to pass it in the last parliament were frustrated by its Liberal Democrat coalition partners, but the bill has been revived in a slightly watered - down version since the Conservatives won a majority in May's general elections.

The Monmouth poll found that in counties that Trump or Hillary Clinton, his Democratic challenger, won by less than 10 percentage points in the 2016 presidential election, 30 % of people say they approve of the bill and 38 % say they disapprove.

The CIA concluded last month that hackers directed by high - level Russian officials worked to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election to help Trump win.

A political system where candidates often need to be independently wealthy and well connected to win elections favors those with higher salaries, which are more often enjoyed by men, she says.

Golub broke down how markets were moving on these election events and identified a few companies that may see their stocks benefit the most, at least in the short term, from a win by either Clinton or Trump.

Rachline reiterated that if the party led by Marine Le Pen wins the presidential election, it will seek a new relationship with the EU.

When Goldsmith announced his intention to force a by - election in Richmond Park, he suggested that his «referendum on Heathrow» would be won by «Zimbabwe-esque» proportions.

Trump has been shadowed by questions about potential ties to Russia since winning the election.

This referendum was called by U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron because of a promise made in his election campaign to renegotiate terms with the EU and then hold a referendum, designed to win over voters he feared would defect to UKIP.

Their presidential election — which opposed Norbert Hofer of the Austrian Freedom Party to Alexander van der Bellen from the Greens and was only very narrowly won by van der Bellen — was declared invalid by the Austrian Constitutional Court and will have to take place a second time.

More to the point, politicians seek to win votes by placating labor on the eve of elections.

So they forced an election they couldn't possibly win by defeating the Conservatives on a confidence vote in Parliament — and gave Prime Minister Stephen Harper something he couldn't get without their invaluable help — a majority government with no chance of being defeated for four years.

And a new Forum Research poll taken since Saturday's election call gives the Conservatives 41 per cent, Liberals 24 per cent and NDP 19 per cent — suggesting a seat count in which the Tories win 19 new seats for a majority with 162 seats, the Liberals lose 17 to 61, the Bloc rises by seven to 51 and the NDP drops two to 24.

Elections are won or lost by candidates, not data science.

Trump won the 2016 election in no small part by focusing on jobs, jobs, jobs.

Even the Australian government (which ran on the last election of cancelling the carbon tax imposed by the previous socialist government; and they won) have just cancelled all government funding of solar and wind power generation.

Trudeau won the election by going bold on marijuana, electoral reform and running deficits.

For all you kids out there, Bennett was the Conservative prime minister who did the Liberals a favour by winning the 1930 election, relieving William Lyon Mackenzie King of the responsibility of dealing with the Great Depression.