Sentences with phrase «local elections in the country»

[3] Citizens also have the right to vote in and run as a candidate in local elections in the country where they live, European elections and European Citizens» Initiative.

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This assessment is based on the decentralized nature of our election system in this country and the number of protections state and local election officials have in place.

Greeks began voting at precisely 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT, 12 a.m. EDT) in their most critical - and uncertain - election in decades, with voters set to punish the two main parties that are being held responsible for the country's dire economic...

Much, however, will depend how well the two parties campaign during the election, and how that public support takes root in the 308 local campaigns across the country.

It's been reported local political analysts consider this type of incident «political warming,» targeting Christians and members of the largest and most moderate Muslim groups in the country, ahead of the upcoming elections in June.

As Nigeria begins its transition from a military to a civilian government» the process working its way up from local levels, where civilians are already in charge, to the national level, where elections are scheduled for next year» it faces the possibility of a crisis like the one that almost destroyed the country twenty - four years ago.

Second, we have assumed that within each local authority the variation in turnout between different demographic groups will be the same as that which pertained in last year's general election across the country as a whole (as measured by the British Election Study, a major academic high quality survey of how people voted in last year's general elelection across the country as a whole (as measured by the British Election Study, a major academic high quality survey of how people voted in last year's general elElection Study, a major academic high quality survey of how people voted in last year's general electionelection).

A few places in America allow non-citizens to vote in local elections, these citizens also enjoy an effective «plural vote» if they can vote overseas in elections in their home countries.

England could truly start to look like a four - party electoral system today, as much of the country goes to the polls in local elections.

Why not say what is true - reforming local candidate selection is fine, but does nothing to address the question of how and whether voters influence who gets to govern the country in a General Election.

This is an estimate of the share of the vote that the principal parties would have won in a GB - wide general election if voters across the country as a whole had behaved in the same way as those who actually voted in the local elections.

The BBC's projected national share of the vote, which uses the results in local elections to estimate the parties» standing across the country, put Labour and the Conservatives neck - and - neck on 35 % apiece.

Scotland and Wales are going to be hugely interesting during this election, with the potential resurgence of the Conservatives in both countries a real talking point following their exceptional local election showing.

This comes with the usual pork barrel politics feeding the party - municipal government networks and their known neo-patrimonial pathologies, but a third of the country still lives and votes in villages and, come election time, it is a huge asset to have these local party institutions.

In the recently published book «An Encounter with the Spymaster,» this writer disclosed categorically that «the movement of large cash in local and foreign currencies by the two major political parties, APC and PDP, to win primaries and general elections in 2015 were discovered by security and anti-corruption agencies but tactically suppressed to avoid embarrassing outcries that could tarnish the electoral processes and rubbish the image of the countrIn the recently published book «An Encounter with the Spymaster,» this writer disclosed categorically that «the movement of large cash in local and foreign currencies by the two major political parties, APC and PDP, to win primaries and general elections in 2015 were discovered by security and anti-corruption agencies but tactically suppressed to avoid embarrassing outcries that could tarnish the electoral processes and rubbish the image of the countrin local and foreign currencies by the two major political parties, APC and PDP, to win primaries and general elections in 2015 were discovered by security and anti-corruption agencies but tactically suppressed to avoid embarrassing outcries that could tarnish the electoral processes and rubbish the image of the countrin 2015 were discovered by security and anti-corruption agencies but tactically suppressed to avoid embarrassing outcries that could tarnish the electoral processes and rubbish the image of the country.

With local elections being held all over the country on May 2nd, these results do not look good for the Tories, who will be defending their control of 26 county councils and three unitary authorities in England in addition to the mayoralty of North Tyneside.

For most countries, smaller parties do better and governing parties suffer in European Parliament and local elections relative to national general elections.

David Cameron has claimed the Conservatives» «spectacular» victory in the local elections shows they are capable of winning seats across the country at a general election.

The Green Party is supporting candidates for federal, state, and local - level offices across the country in the 2018 election cycle.

Following the local elections in May, up and down the country, David Cameron said, the Tories had made big gains in what were once Labour and Liberal strongholds.

With the local government elections set to take place within the next seven months, it is worth considering what impact the recent upsurge in protests will have on the country's political future.

Local success is more crucial for UKIP's longevity than the battle for who tops the poll in the European election; real credibility and political presence will only be earned by winning seats, not just coming a close second across the country.

«Mrs May's already priced in a hammering across the country,» wrote TP columnist George Pascoe - Watson last month, looking ahead to the local elections on 3 May.

And everywhere I have voted (which includes several countries because as EU citizen I could vote in local elections outside of my country of origin), this means I had to sign in a register or at least that someone checked that my name was on a list.

If the Tories can help inject momentum into parts of the country that have been struggling, there is every reason to suppose that local people will start to look at them in a new light at election time.

The text of the press conference jointly signed by Sheikh Usman Abubakar Babantine and Imam Musa Tanimu, Chairman and Assistant Secretary respectively said, «The discernible sense of disillusionment of the masses was clearly seen during the just concluded intra party local government primary elections in many states in the country which resulted into rioting, use of weapons, massive killings and vandalism, «This shows that we are still lacking qualitative and responsible political leadership.

He also admitted the local election defeats last week had revealed a divided country: «It is not lost on me that where our two parties got a particular beating last week was in Wales, Scotland and in the large cities of northern England.

Last week's local elections decided who will make most of the most important decisions in English cities over the next few years — decisions that will have a big impact on local economic growth across the country, as well as the national economy.

Despite the high level of public attention around mayoral elections, turnout in elections has fluctuated between the low 30s and mid 40s (see Chart 1 above)-- levels found in other local elections, and well below those in the devolved countries.

Such complicated arrangements incline me strongly to support adopting the practice of some countries, long backed by the Electoral Commission, the 2007 Councillors Commission and others, of a single four - yearly national or at least regional Local Elections Day for all councils — though not, as in Sweden, on the same day as parliamentary elections with different coloured ballot papers, and probably not in mid-November, like DElections Day for all councils — though not, as in Sweden, on the same day as parliamentary elections with different coloured ballot papers, and probably not in mid-November, like Delections with different coloured ballot papers, and probably not in mid-November, like Denmark's.

As local councils across the country worry about what could be record - low turnouts in tomorrow's elections, Cambridgeshire's elected representatives are aiming to do something about it.

The furore over expenses, which comes during the middle of the country's worst post-war recession, is expected to see voter anger reflected in upcoming European parliamentary and local elections.

«I endorse New York Assembly Member Michael Blake because I know as DNC vice chair he will bring invigorating change in leadership to the party because of his proven campaign experience and wins in state and local elections throughout the country,» Gillibrand said in a statement.

The NEV is a notional projection of what the local election shares of the vote would be if every single part of the country had had local elections, these figures are just people in areas that actually do have local elections.

In 2010 the Lib Dems won an overall majority on the borough council and this was one of the few places in the country where the orange vote held up strong at the 2012 local elections when the national party's dalliance with power was alienating supporters almost everywhere elsIn 2010 the Lib Dems won an overall majority on the borough council and this was one of the few places in the country where the orange vote held up strong at the 2012 local elections when the national party's dalliance with power was alienating supporters almost everywhere elsin the country where the orange vote held up strong at the 2012 local elections when the national party's dalliance with power was alienating supporters almost everywhere else.

PNS is what would have happened if the results in these elections had been replicated in local elections taking place in every ward in the country.

Local elections were held around the country last Tuesday, and while the Syracuse region did not contain the drama of the Kentucky governor's race or the Houston equal rights ordinance, there were nonetheless some local results of note, and some tea leaves embedded in the details of expected outcLocal elections were held around the country last Tuesday, and while the Syracuse region did not contain the drama of the Kentucky governor's race or the Houston equal rights ordinance, there were nonetheless some local results of note, and some tea leaves embedded in the details of expected outclocal results of note, and some tea leaves embedded in the details of expected outcomes.

Anti-immigrant tensions in the local community could be reflected across the country more broadly when it comes to the 2014 local and European elections, she believes.

Prior to the election there had been some local controversy over her selection, as the first prospective candidate in the country to be chosen from an all - female shortlist under a Labour party policy that was later declared illegal.

Any attempt to make local elections partisan must tread very cautiously in order not to polarize this country from top to down,» he cautioned in an interview on Eyewitness News.

«Any attempt to make local elections partisan must tread very cautiously in order not to polarize this country from top to down,» the former Local Government Minister cautilocal elections partisan must tread very cautiously in order not to polarize this country from top to down,» the former Local Government Minister cautiLocal Government Minister cautioned.

Those reasons were obvious in last month's local elections when (1) we made decent progress in councils that overlapped target seats - including in the north west; (2) Labour was completely ousted from large sections of the country - particularly in the south east; and (3) Conservatives made solid net gains from the LibDems.

In most countries, fireworks displays take place on national independence or unity / reunification days, New Year's Eve, to celebrate successful elections, and during special local and regional celebrations.

And they're using the power of their fundraisers» purses and sophisticated messaging outfits to push their agendas in local and school - board elections across the country.»

Some $ 1 million was believed to have been spent in the race, one of a few local elections around the country in which outside money played a role.

Third: In Canada we have some 300 long - running Local Governments which replace their members using systems other than the kind of «elections» defined under the various Municipal Acts or equivalent across the country.

«Governments in a total of 30 countries deployed some form of manipulation to distort online information, up from 23 the previous year,» Freedom House reports, indicating that there wasn't just manipulation from other countries, as seen with Russia in the US 2016 elections, but from local governments intervening to assure a victory in upcoming elections.