Sentences with phrase «many electoral cycles»

In the U.S. market, business leaders count on predictable electoral cycles and domestic peace when they calculate risk - reward ratios.

«It is clear that these will not be the last attempts that we will see,» Warner wrote, «and the next electoral cycle in 2018 will provide further targets for hackers.»

Investment decisions require longer time - frames and planning than is the case for electoral cycles.

I simply think it might provide a moment's healthy respite from the tumultuous urgency and banality of this or any electoral cycle because, in its general and fabulous way, it encourages perseverance in hope and political virtue simply by reminding one that there are eternal harmonies that can not be silenced by the din of contending interests, and that one is best able to act «politically» in good conscience when one preserves a proper sense of proportion.

Recognizing those grim realities does not, though, lead to the conclusion that the Democratic ticket offers Catholics informed by the Church's social doctrine a safe haven in this dreadful electoral cycle.

For the aggregate - level data this relationship is tested across the past four electoral cycles (from 2005 to 2017), while individual - level data comes from an extensive cross-national survey done in 2003 - 2004.

And of course, as any model based in historical data, its effectivity relies in that the situation in the current electoral cycle is not very different from the situation in the previous electorals cycles.

It's important to remember that as we head into a crazy electoral cycle... our online communities aren't an ATM... engage with them genuinely and they'll show you the love in the all the ways.

Multiple chambers elected by different electoral systems at different times in the electoral cycle would provide such safeguards, as I have outlined before.

Simply put, democratic nations are celebrated for the robust and transparent systems they put in place that inspire the confidence of all in producing credible electoral outcomes that jealously protect the public purse and not how often courts annul elections within the electoral cycle.

Though one stated aim of the Fixed - term Parliaments Act was to reduce instability and short - termism, unpredictability does have some benefits, preventing both incumbents and opposition parties from attempting to «game» the electoral cycle.

Putin's decision to return to the Kremlin acted as the trigger for underlying discontent, which focused on the 2011 - 12 electoral cycle.

But if we were at a different point in the electoral cycle it would have been more prominent.

After Theresa May's shock decision to call a snap election, Johnson said: «Every day has been a privilege and a pleasure but it can't go on for ever and the electoral cycle means that each incumbent has to think again about what's best for them, the constituency and the Party.»

Miliband dismissed opinion polls showing him performing worse at this stage of the electoral cycle than Neil Kinnock, saying irritably: «Let the polls take care of themselves.»

Thus, we need to decide whether predictable electoral cycles are a good thing or not, independently of any objections to PM's discretion.

Here's where the Republicans» late start in the current electoral cycle really starts to matter.

That is why the electors, betrayed and hurt, must take specific notices of such errant and irresponsible behaviour; and punish hard, whoever is culpable, at the next electoral cycle.

This is the year in the electoral cycle where traditionally Labour do well and the Tories nosedive.

It could also be different if it coincides with importunate military pressures or pressures on the currency that preclude slower - paced adjustment (as in 1931 or 1950), or if it takes place in the context of an external bailout that cuts across the normal electoral cycle (as with the US bailout of the Attlee government in 1949, the IMF bailout of 1976 or the more recent Eurozone bailouts), or in a context of no or very low economic growth over a prolonged period.

Local government's four - year electoral cycle means that the baseline with which to compare these elections was 2011, when most of the actual council seats up this year were last won and lost.

In the long run over two whole electoral cycles (20 - 25 years), the Conservatives would lose out in my opinion.

«Second elections are vital to consolidate democratic peace gains in the country, complete a full electoral cycle and strengthen democratic institutions», says Thierry Vircoulon, the International Crisis Group's Africa Director, calling them the «ultimate test» for the DR Congo (cf ICG 2011).

AV might help Cameron at this very moment in time, but at this point in the electoral cycle this is hardly surprising.

• What we have witnessed today, is one of the essential elements in the electoral cycle in any democracy — the exercise of the collective will over the aspirations of many — the emergence of the candidate of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 14, 2018 gubernatorial election in Ekiti state, out of many eminently qualified aspirants.

And so the race for cash intensifies at this time of the electoral cycle.

But what's certain is that Labour's lead at this point in the electoral cycle was more modest than Cameron's is now.

The last time a major intrusion into the last electoral cycle occurred, the petition period was shortened, and the number of required signatures reduced.

According to her, «From this weekend up to yesterday, Nigeria was involved in a presidential electoral cycle that was successful.

However while the low earner Conservative vote is now at 1992 levels, it is also true that Cameron's popularity lags behind John Major's at a similar moment in the electoral cycle in 1992.

Part of the reason for the large number of serving national politicians standing in these EU elections has to do with Finland's national electoral cycle.

Ultimately, the only route to its successful end is regulation through institutional mechanisms, which means elections, whether early or within the normal electoral cycle.

At one point in the electoral cycle there was a substantial difference in the two main parties» approach, with the Tories demanding cuts to public spending and Labour veering towards promises of greater investment.

The chart below left shows the last five electoral cycles in five countries where local green parties are represented in national legislatures.

«It's actually more European than I expected,» he reflects, agreeing that the product's undeniably cheap and apparently impartial nature will certainly appeal in countries like the UK that have shorter electoral cycles — you can get a «Nation» up and running in a few hours — and with less money sloshing around in politics than the US has (you can use it for $ 19 a month).

This occurs successively over multiple electoral cycles until all diversity and subtlety of opinion collapses into two parties - each full of sweeping useless generalisations and ideological cant.

Opinion poll after opinion poll has placed Labour behind or barely breaking even with the Conservatives, less than encouraging when you consider that Miliband was 11 points ahead at this juncture in the electoral cycle.

As in any bicameral system, peers should be elected on a different constituency basis and electoral cycle to MPs.

Kraushaar predicts we won't hear much about Goode in this electoral cycle, though, because his views don't match those in the media or editorial boards.

Farlington Blade writes «I think the balanced nature of this line - up is a consequence of a favorable electoral cycle for Democrats (Republicans did well in 2004 and have more to defend) and an unfavorable economic climate.»

This training also seeks to support the FOISECON in order to build their capacity to conduct free and credible elections at the local government levels and how well - implemented electoral process can bring about peaceful change of power and improve their leadership skills and take on board means for preventing or mitigating the escalation of electoral violence and conflict throughout the respective electoral cycle.

Instead of opinion polling, Norpoth relies on statistics from candidates» performances in party primaries and patterns in the electoral cycle to forecast results.

On a BBC lunchtime show recently - Tim remarked on it approvingly at the time - Cameron made it clear that over an electoral cycle sharing the proceeds of growth meant the Tories would indeed be able to cut taxes.

That's because, for the second electoral cycle in a row, Republicans are banking on a large number of House members running for Senate seats in key states.

Yesterday's US Supreme Court decision in McCutcheon v. FEC removed limits on the total amount that rich donors could contribute to all candidates in an electoral cycle.

For too long, Prime Ministers have been able to rig the electoral cycle for their own political ends — giving the incumbent Government an unfair advantage and leading to speculation and uncertainty that destabilises the business of government and markets.

E-mail lists — which President Obama famously used to powerful effect in the last electoral cycle — could be combined and applied even by people with little to no advocacy experience, said Evan Sutton, a spokesperson for the Washington - based New Organizing Institute.

While the campaign kickoff is a little early in the electoral cycle, so far a consulting firm has not been selected.

NSW premier Mike Baird's proposed changes to the state's electoral funding laws could cost taxpayers more than $ 10 million extra per electoral cycle.

The YouGov local election poll in the Sun today is based on just repondents in those areas that actually have local elections in May — that is, excluding London, Scotland, Wales and the 13 or so councils who do not have elections this year (primarily Cornwall, Durham, the Isle of Wight, Northumberland, Shropshire and Wiltshire, with a handful of district councils with unusual electoral cycles).