Sentences with phrase «leaders during election campaigns»

Mr Blair never took part in televised debates with other party leaders during election campaigns.

In the 1935 election, the party went from zero to fifty - six MLAs and did not even have a leader during the election campaign (William Aberhart was chosen as Premier on September 3, 1935).

Not exact matches

Viktor Yushchenko, then a Ukrainian opposition leader, was poisoned during the campaign for the 2004 presidential election in which he stood on a pro-western ticket against the current Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich.

Liberal Democrat former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has said party leader Tim Farron didn't handle questions around gay rights and his Christian faith well during the election campaign.

The political action committee for Abbott Laboratories, the maker of U.S. market leader Similac, spent more than $ 1.5 million in contributions to federal and congressional candidates during the last election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington - based watchdog of campaign contributions.

The far - right leader gained over 100,000 followers during the presidential election campaign last year.

Although his performance during the election campaign improved voter perceptions somewhat, he still lagged way behind David Cameron, who, unlike the Labour leader, is more popular than his party.

During the election campaign, decision makers from Bucharest have backed the current governing coalition, a move that, in theory at least, could have significant implications for relations between the two countries if Igor Dodon, the leader of Moldova's opposition Socialist Party and the pre-election favourite, manages to win the contest on 30 October.

[36] During the speech launching her campaign, Sturgeon announced that she would resign as Depute Leader, triggering a concurrent depute leadership election; the MSPs Angela Constance and Keith Brown and the MP Stewart Hosie all nominated themselves to succeed Sturgeon as Depute Leader.

Bo Dietl was not mentioned by name during the meeting, and the general consensus was that Republican county leaders would not grant him a waiver to enter the primary, and would be a non-factor if he actively campaigned in the general election.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has called the DREAM Act a nonstarter in his house, and with good reason — politically speaking — considering the fact that a number of his new members actively campaigned against the measure during the 2014 elections and were successful at the ballot box as a result of their opposition.

When John Smith, Shadow Chancellor, fell out with Neil Kinnock, Labour leader, it was during an election campaign, after a Parliament had ended.

James Morris, who worked for Labour from when Ed Miliband was elected leader in 2010 until the election, said public polling showed a much more favourable position than the party's internal data, both in the run - up to and during the campaign.

State Board of Elections filings show contributions during the 2016 campaign cycle totaling $ 7,000 to Stewart - Cousins and $ 8,500 to Senate IDC Leader Jeff Klein, to name just two beneficiaries.

It is a common sight during election campaigns to see the leaders of political parties touring the country, often on buses emblazoned with their faces.

Former Green party leader Natalie Bennett (left) with deputy leader Amelia Womack in Sheffield during the 2017 General Election campaign.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. pauses during an election day news conference at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

Imagine that members of the 8th National Assembly had announced during the recent general election campaigns exactly how they were going to tear up section 308 of the 1999 Constitution (which protects the president, vice president, governors and their deputies against civil and criminal proceedings while they are in office) to grant their leaders immunity from prosecution for corruption and money laundering.

Top photo: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California pauses during an Election Day news conference at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Headquarters in Washington, on Nov. 8, 2016.

Lord Paddick has resigned as Lib Dem Home Office Spokesman over views expressed by leader Tim Farron during the election campaign.

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron poses for a selfie taken by carer April Preston during a General Election campaign visit to the Barlow Medical Centre, in Didsbury, Manchester

Mr Farage recommended the party place Ukip deputy chairman Suzanne Evans as acting leader, who he claimed had been an «absolute tower of strength» for the party during the election campaign.

They created the Independent Democratic Conference, or IDC, despite the fact that Klein had been deputy leader of the Senate Democrats and was in control of the New York State Democratic Senate Campaign Committee during the 2010 elections, all through the now legendary strife

[14] After the televised debates between the three leaders — the first of their type during an election campaign in the United Kingdom — their poll ratings had risen to the point where many considered the possibility of a Liberal Democrat role in Government.

The prime minister said he believed there should be «a wide ranging series of television and radio debates with party leaders» during the next general election campaign.

UKIP's interim leader warned there are bridges that need to be built between the UK and Trump, saying: «let's be honest, there are plenty of people in Trump's team who are less than impressed at many of the things that have been said by senior government figures and senior staffers in Number 10 [during the election campaign].

But during the course of the 2010 general election campaign, he watched much of his poll lead evaporate, with the rise of Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, a man with a similar background and smooth, telegenic manner.

Anne Marie Waters was banned from being a candidate for the Eurosceptic party during their disastrous general election campaign after former leader Paul Nuttall said her views go «above and beyond party policy»

UKIP leader Nigel Farage says that they TV election debates should take place during the election campaign, after Easter.

During the campaign Lichfield was one of the councils visited by Conservative leader William Hague, on the 29 April, with the overall local elections seen by commentators as crucial to his leadership of the party.

Climate change was an issue little discussed by the mainstream media during the election campaign, dominated by questions of economic competence, the NHS and leaders» personalities.

Tim Farron, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, says he regrets saying gay sex is not a sin during the 2017 general election campaign

During the 2015 general election campaign, Labour leader Ed Miliband unveiled a policy remarkably similar to the one just announced by the Conservatives.

Eliminating the Cross Bay Bridge toll was one of Goldfeder's top priorities during his Assembly campaign, in which he defeated Republican District Leader Jane Deacy in a September special election to replace ex-Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer, now the county clerk.

While she was temporary leader, Ms Harman said she would make sure the government was held to account for the «whole load of promises» it had made during the election campaign.

During the election campaign Ms Rudd stood up on behalf of the PM against the Labour leader in a live TV debate despite the fact her father had died two days before.

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During the 2008 federal election campaign, then - prime minister Stephen Harper took particular delight in lampooning Liberal leader Stephane Dion's green shift plan as a tax on everything.

The Winnipeg Realtors Association and the Manitoba Real Estate Association teamed up to sponsor a 2007 provincial leaders forum during the recent provincial election campaign.