Sentences with phrase «held the balance of power in»

Jose Mourinho has acknowledged that Marouane Fellaini holds the balance of power in his Manchester United contract negotiations, but believes the midfielder wants to stay.

If their poll numbers hold, then they could end up with about 50 MPs — up from 6 — and so hold the balance of power in any Parliament.

Both Mr Brown and Mr Cameron have attempted to court Mr Clegg in the early weeks of his leadership, with the Liberal Democrats set to hold the balance of power in the event of a hung parliament.

Meanwhile, smaller parties such as the Greens, the Liberal Democrats, the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and the Scottish National Party (SNP) could hold the balance of power in a hung parliament after May 2015.

We do not know why this mattered so much, but it has become a talisman of liberal radicalism, to be implemented in that split second opportunity when the party might hold a balance of power in the Commons and «name its price».

They also maintain that Cameron does not himself want a reform that — leaving aside questions of high principle, and looking only at partisan advantage — would have the severe drawback of leaving the Liberal Democrats holding the balance of power in the upper house.

But there are other things to ask of the man who looks like he might hold the balance of power in the next parliament.

He said that holding the balance of power in a hung Commons was the best way to guarantee an in - or - out referendum on the EU.

Nevertheless, the existence of minor parties holding the balance of power in the Senate has made divisions in that chamber more important and occasionally more dramatic than in the House of Representatives.

[13] The Liberal Democrats hoped to make gains from both sides, and possibly hold the balance of power in a hung parliament.

Moreover, an earlier minor party which held the balance of power in 1996 split in two after a year in coalition with National, with one side supporting the continued National Party led government — and neither half of this party is represented in Parliament today.

Thorpe's message had a unique resonance, given that he was the last Liberal leader to face more or less the same scenario that Clegg woke up to on May 7th — Thorpe held the balance of power in 1974 and went into talks with the Tories.

There are arguments for and against PR (if you mean proportional representation) Charles — the party of my own choice would have gained massively at the last General Election with PR, held the balance of power in fact probably with 4 million votes... but that does not mean that even I think you have to support PR «if you believe in democracy».

A recent YouGov poll indicated that more voters (37 %) would prefer the Liberal Democrats to UKIP (26 %) or the SNP (17 %) to hold the balance of power in a hung parliament.

Ukip could hold the balance of power in the next Parliament, Nigel Farage has claimed following the party's Clacton by - election win.

But whatever they show, the Liberal Democrats won't have given up hope of holding the balance of power in a hung Parliament, even if their Commons representation looks to be decimated.

The Greens are the best shot, but under current conditions they can't hope to do much better than their current role of supporting a minority government and / or holding the balance of power in the Senate.

It was part of a package of Clean Energy legislation the Labor Government negotiated with the Greens, who hold the balance of power in the Senate.

In the most recent provincial election the Greens won three seats and now hold the balance of power in a minority government by lending their support to the socialist New Democratic Party (NDP) which has formed government.

The Greens, who could hold the balance of power in the next parliament, have so far focused their attention on climate change policies, with a seven - point plan aimed at transitioning Australia away from fossil fuels.

And it appears likely that later this year the Greens will hold the balance of power in the Senate, meaning the new government will require the vote of the Green senators to get their legislation passed into law.

Now, with The Greens holding the balance of power in the Senate, the government was forced to concede the limits of carbon pricing and adopt additional renewable energy support measures.

Andrew Weaver, the Green Party leader who holds who holds the balance of power in B.C., isn't prepared to vote down the government on Site C (and cause an election over the issue) despite the fact that he is equally outraged.

Not exact matches

«This means that in many cases we would hold the balance of power.»

Moon estimated that in 16 states with a total of 278 votes in the Electoral College, «the Negro, in a close election, may hold the balance of power.»

ESPN may feel as though it holds all the cards now that it has cut ties to Grantland founder Bill Simmons, but the balance of power in media has shifted.

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He believed in a hierarchy of saints who held dominion over the divisions of the world of Islam, saints who had their jealousies, conflicts, and divided loyalties and were kept in check by a balance of power.

And if the Lib Dems see their number of seats slashed in 2015, it could be their reduced numbers mean they no longer hold the balance of power.

The expenses issue will see an increase in the anti-politics vote and a close result could lead to the Lib Dems holding the balance of power.

It is therefore vital that a truly meaningful vote should be held within the time frame of the article 50 negotiations and not be left to verbal assurances — not least because there is no guarantee who will be leading the Conservative party by next autumn, nor indeed where the balance of power might be in any future government or hung parliament.

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It's not surprising: the balance of power in this country is largely determined by which party holds more seats.

But it might just be the least touted of these — the congressional primaries in less than two weeks — Tuesday, June 28 — that holds the key to the balance of power in Washington.

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Steiner referred to the delicate balance of power in the state Senate, where Republicans hold a slight majority due to the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of eight breakaway Democrats who caucus with the Republicans, and Sen. Simcha Felder, who — although he is not allied with the IDC — also caucuses with the Republicans.

«My ambition would be that Ukip in the next Westminster parliament holds the balance of power, as the Lib Dems did in the last parliament of 2010.»

I remain intrigued by the prospect of Alex Salmond and dozens of MPs holding the balance of power at Westminster post-election; it will be little more than the main parties deserve after the contemptuous way they treated those inclined to vote yes in the independence referendum.

ALBANY — One Brooklyn politician may hold the key to the balance of power in the state Senate.

It is possible that the centre right will fall short of a majority; in this case New Zealand First and the Maori party would hold the balance of power.

Assuming this calculation is correct and the SNP does win big enough in May to hold the balance of power, the next question is what they would do with it.

Nigel Farage says his UK Independence Party could «hold the balance of power» at the next general election following a win in the Clacton by - election.

[22][23] The SNP, encouraged by its victory in the 2007 Scottish parliament elections, set itself a target of returning 20 MPs and hoped to find itself holding a balance of power.

Overall in Belfast it is expected the centrist Alliance Party will continue to hold the balance of power between the nationalist and unionist parties on the city council.

The delicate balance of political power in the Senate will hold following two special elections on Tuesday that preserve the status quo.Turnout hovered around 18 percent — according to unofficial and incomplete results — in the two districts where voters...

But many Labour MPs fear that an elected Lords would challenge the supremacy of the Commons and they do not see why they should vote for a reform that would allow the Lib Dems to hold the balance of power permanently in the Lords.

The Committee concludes that the Strathclyde Review does not provide a «sufficient basis for changing how Parliament holds the Executive to account»; that «both Houses of Parliament... need to play an active role in considering how powers should be delegated appropriately in primary legislation, how those powers should be exercised by Government and the way in which both Houses scrutinise and approve delegated legislation»; and that «[t] he use and scrutiny of delegated legislation is at the heart of the delicate balance of power between Parliament and the Executive».

Mr. Ortt said he would not resign, but the indictment nevertheless raised the issue of the balance of power in the State Senate, where Republicans hold a slim majority thanks only to a power - sharing agreement with a group of breakaway Democrats.

Tory activists regularly tell me that Nick Clegg's party is maintaining a very visible presence in the seats that they hope will ensure they continue to hold the balance of power.

The TEPCO operators of the stricken nuclear power plant — a minimal staff of 50 as all non-essential personnel have been evacuated — now face a balance between venting the steam building up in the reactor (since the main danger for a widespread release of radioactive material is steam bursting the thick steel container holding the reactor) and keeping any radioactive materials inside the power plant itself.