Sentences with phrase «electoral defeat in»

The Liberal Democrats are a stubborn bunch, who continue to battle on at the centre of British politics despite suffering such a massive electoral defeat in 2015 that they now have just eight members of parliament.

Whitlam resigned as ALP leader after the party suffered its second successive electoral defeat in 1977.

I mean here is a party that has suffered the biggest electoral defeat in the fourth republic.

The UMP is bitterly divided, especially over the Schengen issue while the Socialist Party has kept a low profile a few weeks after a severe electoral defeat in city council elections and as president Hollande hit rock bottom, being identified as the most unpopular president ever.

After leading the NDC to its heaviest electoral defeat in the fourth Republic, Former President Mahama has expressed optimism that the NDC will bounce back and regain power in the 2020 elections.

A more negative assessment is likely to contain reference to character flaws that inhibited his leadership credentials, his weak regulation of the City, the sell - off of the nation's gold reserves at the bottom of the market, and of course his electoral defeat in 2010.

The NDC suffered its worst electoral defeat in the December 2016 polls when its candidate and incumbent President, John Dramani Mahama polled 4,713,277 votes (44.40 %) against the NPP's Nana Akufo - Addo's 5,716,026 votes (53.85 %).

Parallels are already being made with Labour's left - wing image and subsequent heavy electoral defeat in 1983.

The Central Region «Unity Walk» is the third edition which is aimed at bringing together over hundred thousand sympathisers of the National Democratic Congress in the region after its electoral defeat in the 2016 general election.

Despite these high - profile challengers from inside and outside his party, Mr. Anders has yet to face electoral defeat in the political arena.

Fayose said President Buhari should have simply told the whole world that he hated the Nigeria Judiciary because he lost the petitions that he filed against his electoral defeats in 2003, 2007 and 2011, instead of hiding under the fight against corruption to ventilate his anger.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed Democratic electoral defeats in New Jersey and Virginia as «two very local elections» that say nothing about President Barack Obama's standing with the American people right now.

Not exact matches

But black votes for Obama were inconsequential in preventing Alabama's nine electoral votes from being delivered to John McCain and Mitt Romney, both of whom defeated Obama in that state with 60 % of the vote.

With more than 145 million votes cast, the popular vote looks to be around 48 % -47 % with Trump defeating opponent Hillary Clinton in the more important electoral college.

Additionally, the election coincided with a provincial referendum on electoral reform, in which the proposed change to a BC - STV system of electing representatives was defeated.

The murder of Jesuit priests in El Salvador, the electoral defeat of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, the invasion of Panama, the «war on drugs,» and changing East / West relations add urgent weight to our need to confront the U.S. strategy of «low - intensity conflict» (LIC).

The electoral defeat of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua's February, 1990 elections has grave implications for the organized poor throughout the Third World.

Did nobody ask whether ScoMo could really wave the deal through right now given it would spell the certain electoral defeat of Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce in New England, and a host of other Nationals in battleground seats where foreign investment is a hot - button issue?

It is possible that we will see Jeremy Corbyn accept defeat in the electoral war but seek to make significant progress on what the left will see as crucial cultural battles.

Even after such a humiliating electoral defeat and the aftermath of Kwesi Botcwey fact finding committee report, Mahama loyalists are still living in the past.

The NDC has been sharply divided and engaged in media banter in recent times over who is to blame for its disgraceful 2016 electoral defeat.

In a nutshell, Fidesz is reacting to a not so distant past, when the socialist and liberal dominated domestic press, the mostly foreign - owned private TV stations, and a handful of high - profile international pressure groups have played outsized roles in the surprising electoral defeats of the Hungarian centre - righIn a nutshell, Fidesz is reacting to a not so distant past, when the socialist and liberal dominated domestic press, the mostly foreign - owned private TV stations, and a handful of high - profile international pressure groups have played outsized roles in the surprising electoral defeats of the Hungarian centre - righin the surprising electoral defeats of the Hungarian centre - right.

The city comptroller campaign of the former governor has spurred monied interests in labor and business to form separate independent expenditure groups with the purpose of ensuring his electoral defeat.

For social democrats, it means reflecting on how institutional forms can be entrenched within the fabric of society, rather than swept away immediately in the wake of electoral defeat as may be the fate of Labour's social reforms in the United Kingdom.

In both instances their party was left to simultaneously cope with a catastrophic election defeat, the search for a new leader and the search for an explanation for their electoral failure.

Mr President, the desperation so far exhibited by your person and your government in manipulating sensitive agencies of state like the judiciary and now the electoral commission to further your bid to win the 2020 election is totally against the spirit of democracy and peace bestowed by the NDC in conceding defeat at the Presidential election.

Asked why she though she was capable of defeating Theresa May, Eagle responded «because she's a Tory» — a curious response given that being a Tory hasn't proven to be much of an electoral obstacle in recent years.

His time in Downing Street ended 20 years ago, when Major suffered a crushing electoral defeat at the hands of Blair's New Labour.

@Joe (54): Yes, the hypocrisy of the Beeb in explicitly calling the result a defeat for electoral reform WHEN THEY HAD REFUSED TO CALL AV ELECTORAL REFORM THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGN ITSELF was truly sickening and mind -electoral reform WHEN THEY HAD REFUSED TO CALL AV ELECTORAL REFORM THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGN ITSELF was truly sickening and mind -ELECTORAL REFORM THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGN ITSELF was truly sickening and mind - blowing.

As hinted at in Jon Cruddas» comprehensive review of the electoral defeat, the causes of New Labour's demise are well established.

The Liberal Democrats lost the referendum on the alternative vote electoral system and proposals for House of Lords reform were defeated in the House of Commons.

In the wake of the electoral reform referendum defeat Lib Dems were faced with the bitter reality of a complete failure to achieve one of their biggest constitutional reform goals.

Needless to say, Buhari never accepted defeat nor congratulated anyone who defeated him in an election but was indirectly associated with post electoral violence.

In 2011, Scottish Labour suffered a major electoral defeat and the hands of the SNP who mobilised a coalition of voters far in excess of those who back their raison d'être, independencIn 2011, Scottish Labour suffered a major electoral defeat and the hands of the SNP who mobilised a coalition of voters far in excess of those who back their raison d'être, independencin excess of those who back their raison d'être, independence.

Adesina explained that morbid minds that created the falsehood simply want to de-market and demean the President, having seen that defeating him in a free and fair electoral contest is a tall order.

The level of defeat and retrial amongst female Labour MSPs in 2011 means that unless Labour reintroduces a strategy that secures gender balance in its constituency nominations, any future recovery in the party's electoral fortunes could well be accompanied by a reduction in the overall level of female representation.

Washington (CNN)- South Carolina Democrat Alvin Greene, who was soundly defeated in his attempt to unseat Sen. Jim DeMint last November, is giving electoral politics another try.

Benn was only narrowly defeated by Healey in a bitterly fought deputy leadership election in 1981 after the introduction of an electoral college intended to widen the voting franchise to elect the leader and their deputy.

In 2003, Duncan Smith was inexorably leading the Conservative party to a huge electoral defeat, and the party had little to lose in replacing him, whereas since 2010, the political landscape has been far more uncertaiIn 2003, Duncan Smith was inexorably leading the Conservative party to a huge electoral defeat, and the party had little to lose in replacing him, whereas since 2010, the political landscape has been far more uncertaiin replacing him, whereas since 2010, the political landscape has been far more uncertain.

[26] Suffering mass electoral defeat at the local elections, in London, Labour lost 15 boroughs, including Livingstone's London Borough of Lambeth, which came under Conservative control.

In the White House, electoral defeat gave way to a shifting series of explanations: Mr. Trump's first reaction was to savage Ed Gillespie, the defeated Republican candidate for governor in Virginia, on TwitteIn the White House, electoral defeat gave way to a shifting series of explanations: Mr. Trump's first reaction was to savage Ed Gillespie, the defeated Republican candidate for governor in Virginia, on Twittein Virginia, on Twitter.

The 10 regional chairmen of the party, under whose leadership the party suffered the electoral defeat believe the former President's «thank you tour» will help in such efforts to ensure peace and unity within the party ahead of the 2020 polls.

Following a crushing electoral defeat, the summer edition of the Fabian Review asks how Labour can flourish once again in Britain.

The NDC Member of Parliament for Yunyoo constituency in the Northern Region, Joseph Bipoba Naabu in a recent interview, accused former president John Mahama of being responsible for the party's historic electoral defeat.

Not since we gathered ourselves together for a further major push in modernisation after the electoral defeat of 1992 have we faced such a challenge,» the home secretary said.

Phillip Addison was the Lawyer of MrAkufoAddo in the latter's failed attempt to overturn his 2012 electoral defeat at the Supreme Court.

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) chapter in the UK and Ireland has urged members of the party to desist from running to the media to blame each other for the party's 2016 electoral defeat.

In a speech setting out how Labour would move on from an election defeat that remained «very raw», Ms Harman stressed that the influence of the unions over the decision on leadership had been altered by the move to a «one person, one vote» electoral system.

Gordon Brown was bracing himself for defeat after yesterday's byelection in Norwich North, the first electoral test since the MPs expenses scandal rocked Westminster.

Matthew Elliott, who played a key role in defeating Nick Clegg's plans for electoral reform in the No to AV campaign in 2011, will serve as chief executive.