Sentences with phrase «important leadership election»

This would be the most important leadership election in the party's history.

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While political leadership is typically an important aspect of any Canadian election, it has taken an even more pronounced place in the 2008 election.

The election will also have an important impact on the leadership at key financial regulatory agencies, especially the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), along with the Department of Labor, which is increasingly active in regulating retirement products.

Members may regard election to office in a congregation as a reward for service in less important leadership capacities.

Most attention normally focuses on who can vote in leadership elections but the rules on entering a contest in the first place are just as important.

First, our research shows that voters regard a government's choice to time the election strategically and for partisan benefit as significantly less important to their vote choice than the incumbent's policy performance and party leadership.

Whilst there is a lack of clarity in Labour's leadership election rules this committee has a very important role to play.

«People will have opinions this way and that, but it's incredibly important once that [leadership] election is complete that we really do come together — while Labour continues to tear themselves apart over the summer — and we can immediately hit the ground running after the summer break as a united party,» he said.

General secretary, Fabian Society More important than who should lead is how Labour could get its next leadership election right.

Whilst the myth may be «union power» swaying leadership elections, the truth is that MPs exert too much power over the process (why should they be more important than councillors etc).

«I think the most powerful argument for Labour in this election - because of the way the polls are, and the way the opinion polls are and the leadership issue - the most powerful argument for Labour is to say it's important for our democracy that the Government is held to account and needs a strong opposition.»

«We hope to be able to build on the level of interest received in our leadership election and develop our movement, while we unite behind whoever is elected as our leader on Saturday and come to together to take on the Tories as we head towards important local elections and the next general election.»

Nice to see Ms Abbott engaging with the party members — this kind of thing needs to be an important part of the leadership election, so the members feel part of the movement and that their vote is important.

An important test of the Labour Party's future, beyond this leadership election, is it's internal democracy and accountability.

What's really important is that, in future, Labour does have leadership elections, not coronations, when it needs to, and that the process ensures that future Labour Leaders do not lose touch with both the party and its supporters as happened in the New Labour years.

The former government whip added: «The present leadership of the party, Momentum and other associated left wing groups appear to think that their own individual pious principles are more important than winning elections.

The present leadership of the party, Momentum and other associated left wing groups appear to think that their own individual pious principles are more important than winning elections.

The American Chemistry Council issued a statement in response to the results of the 2016 Presidential election and how ACC will work with the new leadership and Congress to advance the issues that are important to the business of chemistry.

And in NYC, the results of the latest United Federation of Teachers (UFT) leadership election - the largest AFT local - tell an important story.

«But our committee felt it will be critically important for both the educational leadership and the political leadership of our community have strong working relationships, and the upcoming election for mayor and Metro Council is critical to that.»