Sentences with phrase «general election success»

The new Conservative MP for Cardiff North says his party's general election success in Wales is a «game changer».

Also inside you'll fi nd lots more features, debates and analysis, ranging from why the Green Party should build on its general election success to whether GM crops have an unfair reputation.

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To be sure, Trump's tone and overall demeanor does seem to have contributed a great deal to his success in the GOP primary — he is the party's presumptive nominee — though it remains to be seen if that success will carry over into a general election.

Street vendors sell bread from a stall in the main shopping area following the electoral success by Syriza in the Greek general election on January 26, 2015 in Athens, Greece.

AfD seems certain to repeat its local success in a general election - in which case Ms Merkel's critics will see her as the German leader who paved the way for a racist and nationalist party to gain a toehold in the national parliament for the first time since 1945.

This builds upon a strategy begun in the wake of June's general election, when Davidson capitalised upon her (relative) success north of the border to try and make Brexit as soft as possible.

Whoever wins the leadership contest will be subject to sustained scrutiny and criticism from a Conservative press emboldened by their perceived successes in the general election.

The experience of 2017 shows that even a major 11 - point lead for a government in the local elections is no guarantee of resounding success in a subsequent general election, even one just a month later.

They saw Michael Howard knocked off course by UKIP's success in 2004 but they also saw that it did not translate into anything at the following year's General Election.

Communications Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has urged Muslims in the country to commit the success of this year's general elections into the hands of Allah as they mark the end of the Ramadan month.

Inside this January issue you will find regular columnist and ComRes chairman Andrew Hawkins discussing how Nick Clegg has lost his lustre - and it's all because of his success during the general election campaign.

Data from British Election Study panel surveys shows that the main problem UKIP has faced in translating its success from European Parliament elections to general elections has been retaining voters, whether because some UKIP voters only vote UKIP at European Parliament elections in protest and the return to their «normal» party for general elections or because the nature of the British electoral system incentivises voters to cast their vote for one of the existing main parties rather than a new entrant.

How it shapes its strategy, and its relative success in connecting with the millions of voters it shed in the 2005 and 2010 general elections, could yet prove decisive.

An important thing to note is that European Parliament elections are much worse predictors of success at future general elections than local elections.

«Our priority now is to work together for success in the European elections later this year and in the general election in 2015.»

I plead that we put our differences aside and work together as one strong and indivisible party for success in the upcoming general election.

«The second general elections... represent an opportunity for all the stakeholders to promote their vision regarding the future of the DRC in a peaceful and constructive way and to the Congolese people to exert their fundamental rights to make a choice regarding the conduct of public affairs for the coming years... I believe that the country deserves our support in this effort... I wish her [Mariya Nedelcheva] and her team all success in their independent assessment of these important elections».

Brewer's resounding win marked a trend of success for incumbents in the general election, as all five borough presidents won their re-election bids.

Professor Green's briefing focused upon whether UKIP's success at the European Parliament elections in May this year would continue to herald success in the 2015 general election.

Broken Vows hammers away at Blair's reputation on every front, and there is no attempt to really consider why he was able to win three General Elections or to achieve successes based upon hard work, application and grit such as the Northern Ireland Peace Agreement.

With the reasonableness of the provincial lawyer that he is, Darling muses that if Brown had come clean with the British public about the depth of the economic crisis and the urgent need to cut spending in the coming years, this could have brought success at the 2010 general election.

Speaking on the sidelines of a STAR - Ghana - organised event on Wednesday, March 15 to review the 2016 elections, Dr Afari Gyan did not mince words about the success of last year's general elections.

Ian Murray MP, who resigned as shadow Scottish secretary in June, read out the successes of New Labour including «winning three general elections», devolution and Northern Irish peace.

Shortly after basking in the success of her primary victory Tuesday night, Democratic candidate Colleen Deacon, a former staffer for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - NY), quickly shifted to the general election.

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Liverpool - born Rennard is credited with several political successes, directing the Lib Dem's general election campaigns in 2001 and 2005, as well as masterminding 12 byelection victories, including Eastleigh for David Chidgey in 1994.

Then his role in the merger that brought about the All Progressives Congress and the success the party recorded at the last general elections further enhanced his profile as a political godfather.

This reflects the rural and Southern domination of the Conservative party in general, and the great success of the election in particular; winning 100 new seats and coming out as the country's largest party both by popular vote and the number of seats.

He said this was targeted towards ensuring the success of the governorship election this year and the general elections scheduled for 2019.

Though the record of ballot box success by candidates backed by the Democrat - turned - Republican - turned - independent mayor is spotty, his support will give the political newcomer Wilson something to point to in the face of the significant labor and institutional Democratic support enjoyed by his general election target, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

Ashcroft warned Nick Clegg his party should not become over-confident after their by - election success in Eastleigh, as local and general elections have completely different dynamics.

«For us the key focus is on building on the success of Labour's general election campaign and preparing for the challenges that lie ahead by discussing the ideas that will transform our world.»

Norman Baker, former Lib Dem minister and a casualty of the General Election is publishing a memoir of his beliefs, successes and failures in Against the Grain (Biteback # 20, 18 September).

It's unclear as to whether Labour will make the much needed inroads it needs to firm up its base for a future general election, rather, it's more likely that the party will experience the majority of its success in areas of London where it already enjoys support.

Back in 2008, Barack Obama's success at recruiting an army of online small - dollar donors gave him a tremendous advantage in the long primary battle against Hillary Clinton, and his subsequent general election contests.

Given Obama's success after forgoing public financing in the 2008 general - election campaign, it's a virtual certainty that neither the president nor the Republican nominee will participate in that system for the 2012 general election.

I wish to reiterate our commitment to Nigerians that the 2019 General Elections will be a remarkable improvement on the acclaimed success of the last General Elections.

«Gordon Brown yesterday played down any suggestion that he will call an early general election, despite a boost in the polls for Labour, after the G20 summit was hailed a success.

Unison boss Dave Prentis has hit back at Len McCluskey after the Unite general secretary claimed Labour's election would be a «success» if the party lost 30 seats.

But on the same day, Ukip will also be fighting local elections up and down the country, hoping to build strongholds that will be essential for success at the 2015 general election.

The talks, convened by the shadow Northern Ireland secretary, Owen Paterson, prompted speculation in Northern Ireland that the Tories are attempting to establish a pan-unionist front to limit the success of Sinn Féin and the SDLP in the general election.

Harriet Harman, the former Labour party deputy leader, has said Jeremy Corbyn should take the credit for the party's success at the general election and she would now expect all Labour MPs to want to serve in his shadow cabinet.

This is the highest «none of the above» vote since the time of the 2009 European elections, when successes for UKIP, the BNP and the Greens in that proportional - voting contest transferred briefly into well - above - average general election voting intentions.

Nigel Farage's Ukip is to target at least 20 parliamentary seats at the next general election, using his party's success in Thursday's council elections as the launch pad for an all - out assault on the House of Commons, party officials have revealed.

The SNP's new intake of 56 MPs has arrived at Westminster for the first time since the party's huge success in the general election.

In July 2006, shortly after the creation of a new Chippenham county constituency, Hames was selected as his party's first candidate for it, [4] and his success at the 2010 general election gave Wiltshire its first Liberal member of parliament in 86 years.

Party leader Nigel Farage believes UKIP can become a major force in Parliament at next year's general election after its success in Kent.

UNION bosses have traded blows over a bid by Red Len McCluskey to rebrand a general election meltdown by Jeremy Corbyn as a success.

Even Harold Wilson didn't always succeed in early elections - the 1970 General Election which the Conservatives won unexpectedly and the October 1974 General Election despite Edward Heath being still Conservative leader only had limited success - in fact the only time that such a strategy of holding an early election has worked since 1945 for a government has been for Harold Wilson while Edward Heath was Conservative leader, because it worked people assume that somehow Harold Wilson was some kind of elections genius when in fact he might just have been lucky that he wasn't faced by someone more elElection which the Conservatives won unexpectedly and the October 1974 General Election despite Edward Heath being still Conservative leader only had limited success - in fact the only time that such a strategy of holding an early election has worked since 1945 for a government has been for Harold Wilson while Edward Heath was Conservative leader, because it worked people assume that somehow Harold Wilson was some kind of elections genius when in fact he might just have been lucky that he wasn't faced by someone more elElection despite Edward Heath being still Conservative leader only had limited success - in fact the only time that such a strategy of holding an early election has worked since 1945 for a government has been for Harold Wilson while Edward Heath was Conservative leader, because it worked people assume that somehow Harold Wilson was some kind of elections genius when in fact he might just have been lucky that he wasn't faced by someone more elelection has worked since 1945 for a government has been for Harold Wilson while Edward Heath was Conservative leader, because it worked people assume that somehow Harold Wilson was some kind of elections genius when in fact he might just have been lucky that he wasn't faced by someone more electable.

Ms Sturgeon also gives an «absolute guarantee» that she will not use success in this year's General Election as a reason to push for another poll on breaking up Britain.