Sentences with phrase «national parliamentary elections»

And timing was also a cause for complaint in Wales and Scotland, where it was felt that the EU referendum would overshadow national parliamentary elections.

During my year in Italy when the blood failed to liquefy, the priest announced that this sign indicated God's displeasure over the large communist vote the public opinion polls were predicting for the upcoming national parliamentary elections.

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As part of its 2006 election platform, the Conservative Party promised to «create an Independent Budget Authority to provide objective analysis directly to Parliament about the state of the nation's finances and trends in the national economy; require government departments and agencies to provide timely information to the Parliamentary Budget Authority to ensure it has the information it needs to provide accurate analyses to Parliament; and ensure that government fiscal forecasts are updated quarterly and that they provide complete data for both revenue and spending forecasts».

NEWSMAKERS By K.A. Badarinath Fourth - generation Nehru - Gandhi family scion, Rahul Gandhi, looked set to enter the political fray as ruling Indian National Congress nominee for prime minister ahead of parliamentary elections this May.

After losing his Glasgow - Govan parliamentary seat in the 1992 General Election, Scottish National Party politician Jim Sillars condemned Scotland as a country of «Ninety - Minute Patriots,» willing to support Scotland during a football match but unwilling to take the necessary steps to....

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has scheduled the party's Parliamentary election in the North Tongu Constituency of the Volta Region for Sunday December 20, 2015.

The 72 - year - old Akufo - Addo beat President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) by over one million votes to win the presidency at the third attempt while his party, the NPP snatched almost 50 of the NDC's seats to win an overwhelming parliamentary majority in the elections.

After many postponements for other reasons, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NPP, called for a re-run of all elections in the Manhyia North Constituency from the polling station level to the Constituency executive level before the election of a parliamentary aspirant could take place.

The raging public debate, largely ill - informed, is not premised on what is in Ghana's national interest, but what will give the largest boost to the political fortunes of the NDC & NPP in the run up to November's Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

But it later emerged that the party's rules allow the selection of a parliamentary candidate to be decided by its national executive council in consultation with the constituency committee in the case of by - elections.

The suspended Parliamentary Candidate of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party for Ejisu - Juabeng in the November elections, Gloria Huzey has cursed the Ashanti Regional Executives of the party for denying her, her share of an amount of money and Christmas present allegedly donated by President Mahama.

Which this isn't an election to form a national government it is technically a parliamentary election.

Boasts Of Making Nzema People NPP Regional and National Chairmen As He Begs For Votes The 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections is...

In the case of parliamentary elections there shall in addition be a National Electoral Committee with no fewer than five members.

The National Electoral Committee shall also deal with appeals relating to parliamentary elections.

Following the inability of the Huudu Yahaya - led conflict resolution committee of the National Democratic Congress to effectively deal with grievances arising out of last year's parliamentary primaries, the governing party risk losing some parliamentary seats it won or lost to independent candidates in the 2012 elections, investigations by The aL - hAJJ have uncovered.

One of the election flashpoints in Accra, Odododiodio Constituency erupted into violence Friday evening when supporters of National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) clashed at a 3FM parliamentary debate.

Some ward Coordinators and Branch executives of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) have sent a word of caution to the MP for the constituency, Hon. Nii Armah Ashitey to declare his intentions of contesting as an independent candidate in this years Parliamentary elections else they will seek some other person to contest.

The parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress» (NDC) for the Weija - Gbawe constituency, Obuobia Darko - Opoku says she will not fail in her bid to snatch the seat from the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016 elections.

Although European elections will not change the national political landscape, where Labour enjoys a nine - seat parliamentary majority (out of 69), national issues predominate.

As one of the highest - profile countries in its adoption of the internet, Estonia intends to use the e-voting system for its European elections in May, and already uses it for national parliamentary and municipal elections.

In the parliamentary elections called for 25 May and 1 June, the National Front plans to stand 566 candidates for the 577 assembly seats and hopes to poll the 12.5 per cent necessary to proceed through to the second round.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says its two suspended parliamentary candidates can not contest on the ticket of the party in the 2016 elections, until they are cleared by the party's disciplinary committee.

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Alhassan Tapsoba has expressed his happiness at the defeat of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliamentary (MP) for Awutu Senya West in the Central Region, Hanna Tetteh in last Wednesday's parliamentaParliamentary (MP) for Awutu Senya West in the Central Region, Hanna Tetteh in last Wednesday's parliamentaryparliamentary elections.

«The Council also resolved that regional chairpersons, regional secretaries, regional treasurers, constituency chairpersons, constituency secretaries and constituency treasurers, are also not eligible to contest as parliamentary candidates in constituencies where the party has sitting Members of Parliament, unless they resign three years before the national general elections.»

National Democratic Congress (NDC) incumbent Member of Parliament MP for Shai Osu Doku, David Tetteh Assumeng, has announced he will not participate in the party's primary to elect a new Parliamentary aspirant going into the November elections.

The council election was held on the same day as the national General Election, when the Labour Party government lost power and the Watford parliamentary constituency was won by the Conservativelection was held on the same day as the national General Election, when the Labour Party government lost power and the Watford parliamentary constituency was won by the ConservativElection, when the Labour Party government lost power and the Watford parliamentary constituency was won by the Conservative Party.

and the BNP hadn't been standing last time so no one knows what vote they would have got last time - Council by elections though frequently are very localised, there isn't the focus on national issues that there is in a full set of Council Elections or a General Election or a Parliamentary By - elections though frequently are very localised, there isn't the focus on national issues that there is in a full set of Council Elections or a General Election or a Parliamentary By - Elections or a General Election or a Parliamentary By - eElection or a Parliamentary By - electionelection.

The Parliamentary Labour Party voted to abolish Shadow Cabinet elections in 2011, [94] ratified by the National Executive Committee and Party Conference.

The constituency, which was previously under the West Akim district, has over the years voted massively for the governing National Democratic Congress NDC in both parliamentary and presidential elections.

The two major political parties in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have intensified their political campaigns with just about 60 days to this year's presidential and parliamentary elections.

James Agalga, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Member of Parliament (MP) for the Builsa North Constituency, has said the constituency shall retain both the Parliamentary and Presidential candidates of the party in the upcoming general elections.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey, has advised his political opponents and their assigns to concentrate on their campaign as the November 7 elections will not be won by badmouthing others.

Previous electoral results suggest the party that wins majority of parliamentary seats in the Region, subsequently wins the national elections.

The Parliamentary candidate - elect of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Korle Klottey constituency in Accra, Dr Zanetor Rawlings has hailed the decision of the High Court to throw out an application challenging her election in last November's parliamentaParliamentary candidate - elect of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Korle Klottey constituency in Accra, Dr Zanetor Rawlings has hailed the decision of the High Court to throw out an application challenging her election in last November's parliamentaryparliamentary primaries.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will win the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections, Dr Ekwow Spio - Garbrah, a flagbearer hopeful of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said.

Currently making the rounds in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), especially among Nana Akufo - Addo's family and friends are claims of two confidential reports purportedly prepared by the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) and National Security Secretariat, giving different possible outcomes of the November 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary Election.

The newly constructed Cape Coast stadium, will play host to the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Sunday, tomorrow August 14, 2016, as the party launches it campaign for the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections.

Former Sports minister and incumbent Member of Parliament for Ningo - Prampram constituency in the Greater Accra region, Enoch Teye Mensah says «no election'took place during the National Democratic Congress» (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the constituency.

This observation and assertion is grounded on the clear understanding and full knowledge of the Traditional NDC Members and even the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NDC, that the Parliamentary Primaries which was held on the 22nd November, 2015 to elect a candidate was fraught and marred with violence, intimidations, fraud and false accusations spearheaded by Sam George, one of the candidates, for which reason the result of that elections could not be said or taken to represent the Will and aspirations of the majority of the NDC membership in the constituency and the country at large.

Whilst calling on the President to remain focused on delivering on his mandate to the people of Ghana, the Cadres appealed to the National Executive Committee to work hard to resolve all the differences among some of the Parliamentary candidates at the just ended NDC primaries and urged them to work hard to ensure the party's victory in the 2016 general election.

The entire Constituency Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress in Afram Plains South wishes to congratulate our new Parliamentary Candidate and soon - to - be Member of Parliament [Isha Allah], Hon.Kevor Mark - Oliver for successfully filling his nomination to represent our dear party in the 2016 Parliamentary Elections.

The campaign coordinator of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Kofi Adams said there is no alternative to President John Dramani Mahama in the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections.

The People's National Convention (PNC) is targeting 20 out of the 275 parliamentary seats in the 2016 general elections as it prepares to select candidates.

The division within the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Bolgatanga Central Constituency has hit a top point as election watchers say the prospect of the parliamentary seat slipping back to the People's National Convention (PNC) in the 2016 polls can not be ruled out.

«Dianne Hayter, chairman of Labour's National Executive Committee, said: «We do not believe a parliamentary by - election should be held at taxpayers» expense to resolve tensions at the top of the Conservative Party... She claimed that Mr Davis had done a deal with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, who said last week that his party would not contest the by - election, and never intended to put his seat at risk.»

Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) barred five MPs from standing as official Labour Party candidates at the 2010 general election in the wake of the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal.

Thus, a party that has never won more than 13 % of the vote in a general election and currently holds just one parliamentary seat was able to shape the national and European political agenda.

The Conservatives have been unable to recover from a massive defeat of the Danish national 2011 parliamentary election cutting its support to less than 5 %.

Parliamentary elections have also been put back to 28 March, with 739 candidates vying for a place in the 109 - seat Senate and 1,780 seeking election to the 360 - seat National Assembly.