Sentences with phrase «for electoral advantage»

These are done purely for electoral advantage.»

In 1981, at the height of his last tumultuous campaign, Menachem Begin was accused of bombing the Iraqi nuclear reactor for electoral advantage.

Not exact matches

It marks a positive change from a mode of governance that has in the past enabled the Cabinet leadership to manipulate electoral accountability for partisan advantage and to exercise dominance over government backbenchers and the legislature.

It's such a big (and often hidden) economic behemoth that it's impossible for any politic group or party to be completely extraneous to its influence, be it for tangible economic advantage or for pure electoral strategy.

However, despite the popularity of this opinion, it is of considerable significance to state that, apart from the youths non-possession of the financial strength to execute the electoral projects as being speculated in some quarters, there are of cause other probable factors that may render the move fruitless irrespective of the demographic advantage enjoyed or the glamour that graced their much celebrated not - too - young - to run campaign recently embarked on to press for power shift.

«It would not only be wrong, it would be an outrage to try to secure a change to the electoral system for tactical party advantage,» he added.

If the two chambers of the Legislature were to appoint someone, that person could be portrayed during the upcoming campaign as beholden to Albany, offsetting whatever electoral advantage might be obtained by holding the post for a few months.

There have always been populist politicians happy to take advantage of people's fears for electoral gain.

«We need to know how someone like Ashcroft has operated in the dark for so long, manipulating the electoral system in order to gain advantage for one party.»

For too long, Prime Ministers have been able to rig the electoral cycle for their own political ends — giving the incumbent Government an unfair advantage and leading to speculation and uncertainty that destabilises the business of government and markeFor too long, Prime Ministers have been able to rig the electoral cycle for their own political ends — giving the incumbent Government an unfair advantage and leading to speculation and uncertainty that destabilises the business of government and markefor their own political ends — giving the incumbent Government an unfair advantage and leading to speculation and uncertainty that destabilises the business of government and markets.

President of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Mr. Khaled Bolaji has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take advantage of the wide range of professionals its fold for electoral activities.

In the process of setting electoral districts, gerrymandering is a practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating geographic boundaries to create partisan advantaged districts.

By contrast, our proposal is not only right for the country, but could deliver electoral advantage to whichever party first made the commitment.

[T] he party is looking for ways to distance its Senate candidates from the ensuing mess... To regain a majority for the first time since 2007, Republicans would have to win six Senate seats — a big lift — but the electoral map gives them some advantages.

But the multiplicity of ballot lines makes for a confusing and messy electoral process and rewards those who are most adept at taking advantage of the system.

It is also becoming evident, on the basis of votes cast, how skewed the electoral system is: for the Conservatives, 2m more votes than Labour translates into 48 more Tory seats, while Labour's similar 2m vote advantage over the Lib Dems means 200 more seats.

Dave Levitan (22 April, p 24), and Alice Klein (p 25) rightly deplore politicians such as Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull, who disregard scientific evidence in favour of policies chosen for short - term electoral advantage or to further special interests.

For these and related reasons, the unions have major advantages over other groups, which can often translate into electoral power.