Sentences with phrase «leaders of both major political parties»

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.

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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 KinParty leadership election to become Leader of the Opposition, the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kinparty 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.