He would become the longest - serving
leader of a major political party in Canadian history and the only Prime Minister to win four consecutive federal elections by backing up his pledge of real change with real action.
Now that the winners of the New York Primary have been determined,
leaders of both major political parties will focus on preparing a roster of delegates for their respective national conventions.
Not exact matches
This article provides a summary
of the 2004 Alberta General Election, including information on pre-election standing and polls, key issues in the election,
leaders and platforms
of the
major political parties, and the election's final results.
Edmonton - Gold Bar Liberal MLA Bettie Hewes became the first woman to lead a
major political party when she served as interim
leader of the Official Opposition in 1994.
Cameron's «Europe speech `, finally delivered on 23rd January 2013, and the anaemic response
of Britain's other
major parties — whose
leaders ostensibly support the EU but are not willing to expend any
political capital making a positive case — have finally forced the issue.
He went on to be a special adviser to Douglas Hogg, the Minister
of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and worked at 10 Downing Street as well as for Prime Minister John
Major's campaign team in the
party's unsuccessful 1997 general election campaign, before becoming a speechwriter and
political secretary to
Major's successor as
party leader, William Hague.
They are given to a wide range
of individuals on the recommendation
of the
leaders of the
major British
political parties, including opposition
parties.
The former Labour MP Katy Clark, an ally
of Corbyn who is now the Labour
leader's
political secretary, will lead a «
party democracy review» to make the case for
major changes to how the
party elects
leaders, selects MPs and forms policy.
The
leader of the Senate Democrats, Andrea Stewart - Cousins, is at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia to witness the historic nomination
of the first female candidate for president in a
major political party.
Eight
of the 14 members are appointed by the four
major legislative
leaders, with each
political party getting four apiece.
They were joined by state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre), the minority
leader, and the heads
of New York's two
major political parties.
Instead, he's a grassroots campaigner — the first
party leader since John
Major to have begun his
political life as a councillor — who narrowly won the former Tory seat
of Westmoreland and Lonsdale, and set about turning it into a bastion
of liberalism.
For Corbyn to refuse to do so puts him in a position never before occupied by the
leader of any
major UK
political party.
Republican Assembly Minority
Leader Brian Kolb earned a note
of distinction by becoming the first
major -
party candidate to formally declare a campaign to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose formidable war chest and bruising
political style have seemingly made other potential candidates wary to enter the 2018 race.
Senator Ake who is a
major beneficiary
of Amaechi's
political magnanimity was quoted to have alluded to the fact that the Minister will be removed as the
Leader of the
Party if Abe is not allowed to fly the Governorship flag
of the APC come 2019.
In 1975, Thatcher defeated Heath in the Conservative
Party leadership election to become Leader of the Opposition, the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kin
Party leadership election to become
Leader of the Opposition, the first woman to lead a
major political party in the United Kin
party in the United Kingdom.
Ms. Jimino and Mr. Astorino are among a number
of mayors and county
leaders from both
major political parties who have advocated for the repeal
of the Triborough Amendment, which was named after a labor dispute at the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, arguing that the measure strips them
of leverage during contract talks.
Officials were wrong to claim she had not informed the Foreign Office (FCO) about the visit, during which she met the
leader of one
of Israel's
political parties and businesspeople while accompanied by a
major lobbyist, she told the Guardian.
Emerging from a district where socially conservative Evangelical Christianity has taken hold in recent decades — making it, in Torres» words, the Bible Belt
of New York City — his ability to win over
leaders across the spectrum, including most
major unions, the Working Families
Party, and politicians from reformer Gustavo Rivera to
political dynasty scion Ruben Diaz, Jr., was striking.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with
leaders of the two
major political parties in the country - the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic
Party at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
All the
major political parties are paying attention: Their
leaders were on hand last week, echoing a commitment to raise research spending to the European Union goal
of 3 %
of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2010.
The Ben Achour Commission — an umbrella organization comprised
of 150 members responsible for the National Constituent Assembly election (NCA)-- established a number
of agreements between
major political parties, including: a «process first» view that addressed only those matters necessary to return order and stability to Tunisia; a constituent assembly vote that took place prior to a vote for the president so that incentives were present to build consensuses and
party platforms that were prioritized over electing a
leader who might otherwise wield too much power; ensuring that women are given ample representation in writing the constitution; and the creation
of an electoral commission to ensure that all
parties were confident in the legitimacy
of the elections.
Many issues related to education go beyond
political party lines, recognized by
leaders of both
major parties.
Gallagher himself has been a
political activist (environmental and campaign finance reform issues), and
party leader in a
major party in Minnesota, including Co-Chair
of the Minneapolis DFL and member
of the DFL State Central Committee.