Sentences with phrase «for electoral gains»

He emphasised that «we are all Ghanaians first despite our diversity, and that it was dangerous for anyone to play mischief with ethnocentrism just for electoral gains.»

This may reflect its creation by George Osborne and the fear it is being used a Trojan horse for electoral gains for the Conservatives.

It was around this time that western politicians, from Ralph Klein to Stephen Harper, grew accustomed to stoking regional grievances for electoral gains.

Yet Gallagher and Cannon go too far when they dismiss attempts to influence society by nonpolitical means as merely lost opportunities for electoral gain.

«Lancman said the blatant attempt to deceive Jewish voters would backfire not only with the Jewish community, but with all voters in Queens who will reject this effort to exploit racial, ethnic and religious differences for electoral gain,» the statement said.

«We had imposed a gag on ourselves... the public thought we were shutting the stable door after the horse had bolted and even worse that we were doing it for electoral gain».

With some nine months to the holding of the general elections, Nana Akufo - Addo admonished all Krobos not to pay heed to those who, whenever elections come up, seek to divide them along ethnic and political lines for electoral gain, stressing that «we are all Ghanaians and are one people».

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

Not exact matches

This, combined with the U.S. electoral system's two - party structure, means that there was both no reason and no way for a third party to gain that kind of traction.

Mrs May will be hoping that she can compensate for these electoral risks with large Conservative gains against an exceptionally weak Labour Party.

A Con Con is a chance for people to say that regardless of our personal politics, we can all agree that our elected officials should not be sitting in government for their own personal gain, Nor should the electoral system we use to put those people in office be a barrier to entry for those who wish to participate.

There has been a widespread assumption that the Conservatives have nothing to gain from electoral reform, and the work that has been done so far — such as the YouGov poll for the Spectator earlier this month — has indeed suggested that the Tories would be the biggest net losers when comparing A.V. with First Past The Post (FPTP).

«Second elections are vital to consolidate democratic peace gains in the country, complete a full electoral cycle and strengthen democratic institutions», says Thierry Vircoulon, the International Crisis Group's Africa Director, calling them the «ultimate test» for the DR Congo (cf ICG 2011).

That is changing the game, for political gain, and is illegal.The electoral commission should examine this.

Except for Humphreys, they all soon gained electoral office, in either the Welsh Assembly or the Westminster Parliament.

They discuss the GOP's recent electoral gains in the chamber, the outlook for the 2011 legislative agenda, and whether the state Republican Party needs a shakeup.

For now it appears that, while one can not fully estimate the local electoral strength of NiiNoi, the general postulation is that Nana AkufoAddo will struggle to make any gains in KlotteyKorley during the 2016 polls.

Even better for Labour, a replication of their 14 % national poll lead would prove they can turn that figure into concrete electoral gains.

The Democratic Party failed to retain the presidency and make electoral gains last year because they didn't give voters «anything to vote for» in November and failed to boost middle class issues, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a fundraiser on Monday night.

--RRB- The winner - takes - all - electors in a state system is also a means by which smaller states gain disproportionate representation and it also helps create a mandate for the President by giving the winner a big majority in the electoral college.

This Line should rightly be regarded as a starting point for what well could be a broad playing field created by Republicans» massive gains in 2010 and the electoral chaos created by redistricting.

«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.»

The toppling of Margaret Thatcher in 1990 may have brought short - term electoral gain for the Conservatives but it injected a poison into the party's bloodstream for many years.

It's not immediately clear whether the resignation will translate into an electoral opportunity for Democrats, who controlled the State Senate in 2009 and 2010, but have been relegated to minority status after Republican gains and the G.O.P.'s alliance with the I.D.C..