Sentences with phrase «electoral consequences of»

It is also deplorable that Brown, having apparently rightly decided that the new evidence emerging merited a judicial inquiry, then backed off presumably out of fear of the electoral consequences of taking on Murdoch.

These attitudinal distributions have implications for understanding the increase in support for UKIP (among a wide range of other explanations for UKIP's support), but also for the likelihood of support for a referendum on EU membership and the political and electoral consequences of the respective party's promises on a referendum.

Although he is the first party leader since Margaret Thatcher to change the minds of some colleagues and commentators about the electoral consequences of espousing radical policies he is still constrained by party orthodoxies of which he is personally opposed.

Not exact matches

«Imagine if [the Daniels affair] came out on October 15, 2016, in the middle of the last debate with Hillary Clinton,» he said, apparently under the impression that linking the story to its potential electoral consequences would make the money seem less connected to the election.

And we believe the party must start tackling this issue before it gets out of hand, and begin to create needless problems whose consequences could lead to electoral disaster.

This was one of the many consequences of the electoral victory of the Fidesz Party and its Christian Democrat allies a year earlier.

The consequence of these associations, his poor leadership and his stubborn refusal to compromise, foreshows an electoral failure that will do nothing to help the poor in Britain, like those Momentum supporters that Bruno eloquently describes.

The problem is that Blunkett is a compulsive statist who really loves power without the constraints that regular coalitions or party alliances would introduce as a consequence of electoral reform with some element of PR — such as the proposals of the Hansard Society in 1976 or the AV + prosposals of the Jenkins Commission: http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/article.php?id=56

However, in the absence of a leader who can unify the party and make a broad - based electoral appeal, it is possible that the consequences for Labour will be worse than either of the previous splits, especially if there is a general election before the end of the year.

But his appearance on the ballot this cycle could have electoral consequences for other minor parties, and influence the tenor of any gubernatorial debates.

While warning on the consequences of destruction of the legacy of free, fair and credible electoral process bequeathed on Nigeria by Dr Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Fayose said «Nigerians, especially we in Ekiti State are already taking a cue from the Kogi and Bayelsa States experience and are getting prepared for future elections.»

He added: «The most charitable thing you can say is that Andrew viewed it as being a hot - button issue that ought not be engaged for fear of electoral consequence.»

The announcement caused feverish media speculation about his motivation for dropping this political bombshell, and the consequences for the electoral fortunes of the Conservative Party.

As Douglas W. Rae points out in the standard reference work The Political Consequences of Electoral Laws, majoritarian electoral systems are extremely rare for multi-seat legislatures, only being well established in Australia, and for second round voting in some French elections.

Furthermore, he warned on the consequences of destruction of the legacy of free, fair and credible electoral process bequeathed to Nigeria by Dr Goodluck Jonathan, saying «Nigerians, especially we in Ekiti State are already taking a cue from the Kogi and Bayelsa States experience and are getting prepared for future elections.»

Farlington Blade writes «I think the balanced nature of this line - up is a consequence of a favorable electoral cycle for Democrats (Republicans did well in 2004 and have more to defend) and an unfavorable economic climate.»

Reforms relating on the balance of power within Westminster were generally been moderate and focused on matters of «efficiency» rather than «effectiveness»; and whilst electoral reform would have had fundamental consequences for the balance of power within the House, its rejection at referendum effectively insulated this key aspect of the «mega-constitution».

Under this fourth consequence of the possible electoral arithmetic, policy for non-Scottish areas of the country would be partially formed by a party that has never received a single vote in those areas, is completely unaccountable to the electorate and has an electoral incentive in ensuring that another part of the country, Scotland, gets as large a slice of the national budget as possible.

All electoral systems have thresholds, either formally defined or as a mathematical consequence of the parameters of the election.

It is a well - understood consequence of the electoral college that only a handful of swing states ever play a central role in picking the president.

But in a clear message to Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio, he warned that the self - interest of politicians and union leaders — the «labor - electoral complex,» as he deemed it — could quickly lead to devastating fiscal consequences.

But the problem is a consequence of the electoral system itself, which repeatedly brings to power people unfit to use it.

The climatic consequences of exceeding such thresholds are not confined to the next one or two electoral cycles.

As a scientist, I understand that the worst climate consequences will not be on the timescale of the current electoral cycle, but we risk unleashing catastrophic climate events within the lifetimes of your children.

So - called electoral reform must not have the perverse consequence of entrenching the power of political parties by making them a crucial component of our system.

The final point to be made concerning Delvigne is with the underlying issue of substance and the propriety of depriving individuals of electoral rights as a consequence of criminal activity.

It would appear that at least in the view of the Court (and indeed the AG) is it taken simply as self - evident that there is a potential public interest in denying electoral rights as a consequence of criminal activity.

Perhaps now is the time for consumer and other lawyers to put the regulation of electoral advertising back on the political agenda: In the current political climate there may at least be some consensus on the importance of closing a regulatory vacuum which gives politicians advising the general public on the far reaching consequences of constitutional change more unfettered freedom than a toothpaste manufacturer promoting its latest product line.

This is largely a consequence of electoral system design choices, and can be remedied through the implementation of career - stage constituencies.