Sentences with phrase «major opposition parties»

of the vote on Sunday following months of bitter campaigning that pitted him against all major opposition parties, including the anti-system 5 - Star Movement.

Any substantial defections requiring the support of major opposition party New Democracy would open up the possibility of broader changes to the government or a referendum, said Saravelos, who calculates that between 10 and 40 Syriza lawmakers could dissent based on local media reports.

Ali Modu Sheriff was yesterday appointed as the acting chairman of the major opposition party filling the vacuum left by immediate past acting chairman, Uche Secundus.

The non-incumbent major opposition party should watch carefully the trap being set for it.

As the major opposition party in Nigeria, we had no access to the judiciary or inkling of how the judgment would go.

At present, there are rules governing the process by which the major opposition party consults Whitehall officials, but in practice these amount to cursory discussions between shadow cabinet ministers and permanent secretaries.

My guess is that the reason is that Labour are really the only major opposition party to the coalition and hence many people will be telling pollsters they'd vote Labour as the only mainstream way of voting against the coalition.

Speaking at the launch of the National Democratic Congress» 2016 manifesto at Sunyani, Mr. Amissah - Arthur said the NDC had the «knowledge to respond in equal measure» all the lies by the major opposition party, the New Patriotic Party.

«It is therefore necessary that as the major opposition party, the PDP under my leadership takes up this challenge in order to put the records straight and put some facts and figures in the public domain for the sake of prosperity», Adagunodo said.

Not exact matches

Gallup polling on favorable or unfavorable views of both major parties has found neither party has had more support than opposition since at least the 2012 election, the last time that more people approved of the Democratic Party (51 percent) than disapproved of it (43 percparty has had more support than opposition since at least the 2012 election, the last time that more people approved of the Democratic Party (51 percent) than disapproved of it (43 percParty (51 percent) than disapproved of it (43 percent).

The NDP can learn from some of the major communications mistakes made by the PC Party and respond promptly to the Wildrose attacks, otherwise the opposition and its conservative allies will set the agenda.

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.

Opposition parties are questioning whether Jeremy Rockliff has a conflict of interest as a minister responsible for the state's irrigation scheme and as one of its major customers.

Opposition to Voter ID laws in America can be seen as a left - wing attempt to disenfranchise right - wing voters because one of the major concerns is that alien (as in from a different country, not different planet) residents may be voting, and in America aliens generally support the Democratic party.

The major news bulletin «Midday Chronicle» on Hungarian Radio, produced by this same news agency, also displayed a marked pro-government bias: 74 percent of news items covered either the government or Fidesz and the Christian Democrats, further marginalising the voice of the opposition parties.

The anti-EU UK Independence Party led by populist Nigel Farage scored major gains and was leading the opposition Labour party and Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives in early results from Britain, where voting took place last ThurParty led by populist Nigel Farage scored major gains and was leading the opposition Labour party and Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives in early results from Britain, where voting took place last Thurparty and Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives in early results from Britain, where voting took place last Thursday.

The presentation of manifestos does not play a major role in winning an election because most electorate will not read them, Deputy General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Obiri Boahen has said.

Given that major party candidates win nearly 100 % of the time, a candidate running without any major party opposition is essentially assured election — even if there are third party candidates.

We arrived at these overall rankings by adding up the individual ranks from open seats, primary opposition, and major party general election challenge and then dividing by three.

Despite winning both major party nominations — the first New York City mayor to do so — Mayor Ed Koch announced that he would wage a full - scale campaign for re-election against minor - party opposition during this week in 1981.

They are given to a wide range of individuals on the recommendation of the leaders of the major British political parties, including opposition parties.

Most of the candidates who ran without major party opposition in 2017 were Democrats: 30 out of 42 (71.4 percent).

As the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), struggles to recover from its defeat in the 2016 elections, grassroots members of the party in the Ketu South Constituency in the Volta Region, have waded into the blame game by accusing Former President John Dramani Mahama and his wife, as being the major cause of their defeat.

Supporters of the two main political parties, incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the major opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), were involved in another violent attack at Wulensi in the Northern Region on Thursday evening.

The formation of vigilante groups seems to be growing across the country, especially among the two major political parties — the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), despite concerns raised by the National Peace Council, the clergy and civil society groups over the existence of such groups.

With no major party opposition, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown is expected to cruise to victory in Tuesday's election.

Hatch, who is running next year for a seventh term in the Senate, is facing opposition from some in the tea party movement, including FreedomWorks, a major DC - based conservative grassroots organization that is actively working to find a candidate to take on Hatch in next year's primary.

The cumulative figure for how many state legislative candidates faced no major party opposition in November in these states was 41.8 percent.

Democratic legislative leaders on Wednesday were able to push through a two - year, $ 40.3 billion Democratic budget on the final night of the legislative session, despite opposition from some lawmakers in their own party, Republicans and some of the state's major employers.

The apology is being viewed as a major strategic shift in approach from the coalition's junior party, as it seeks damage limitation by conceding it made a major error of judgement while in opposition.

The Suffolk County Legislature, in a vote that crossed party lines, narrowly approved a proposal to create a regional council of municipal governments to expedite major projects, despite opposition from five of the county's 10 towns.

But the past year has seen a repeat of the drama and turmoil of the Major years: a rancorous party split over Europe within months of victory and a slim commons majority making the government vulnerable to defeats by opposition ambushes and even small backbench rebellions.

He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 9, 2014, and faced no major party opposition in the November general election.

The race for the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress has become a major subject of discussion among members of the party with calls of the return of the former president many party pundits believe is the best bet for 2020.

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.

When lamenting the impasse from the major political parties on issues such the support for welfare or opposition to the rampant march of privatisation, the Green party rarely seems to warrant a mention — despite the fact that these policy areas are now deeply embedded in the party's psyche.

Nor are there any major European opposition parties in high deficit countries arguing for additional borrowing — except here in Britain.

General News of Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Source: dailyheritage.com.gh File Photo: A group of NDC supporters The formation of vigilante groups seems to be growing across the country, especially among the two major political parties — the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), despite concerns raised by the National Peace Council, the clergy and civil society groups over the existence of such groups.

They have accused them of supporting and speaking for the two major political parties; the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The ComRes poll is also ominous for the Conservatives in putting Ukip as high as 17 % (with up to a third of electors saying they would «consider» voting for Farage's party) in seats where the electoral arithmetic means that the battle should be focused on the major government and opposition parties alone.

There have been several chaotic incidents and violent clashes in the country in recent times, involving supporters of the two major political parties — the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), raising...

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday asserted that is it no threatened by the ongoing merger talks among the major opposition political parties, noting that it remains the only truly national political party that is deeply committed to the continued existence of NigParty (PDP), on Sunday asserted that is it no threatened by the ongoing merger talks among the major opposition political parties, noting that it remains the only truly national political party that is deeply committed to the continued existence of Nigparty that is deeply committed to the continued existence of Nigeria.

This is especially so now, with the Liberal Democrats in Coalition with the Conservatives: Labour is now the only major, Britain - wide opposition party.

While the Government of Belize and the Opposition Party have made proposals on how to effectively prevent and reduce major crimes, the Belize National Teachers Union, today made their demands.

While still attempting to weigh all sides of the debate concerning Canada's plan to preserve our environment, the major national media outlets didn't pull any punches concerning the hollow rhetoric of the opposition parties, particularly the latest threats by Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion.

Reports published by almost all major Indian dailies on Thursday revealed that the ruling BJP, its ally JD (U) and the opposition Congress party have been clients of the Indian arm of Cambridge Analytica - a London - based firm that analyzes social media profiles.