Sentences with phrase «of holding the balance of power»

But whatever they show, the Liberal Democrats won't have given up hope of holding the balance of power in a hung Parliament, even if their Commons representation looks to be decimated.

Not exact matches

Ticking off every demand the New Democrats put on their long list — from giving motorists a break on their insurance to delaying and eliminating some corporate tax breaks — the Liberals have thrown down the gauntlet and put the party that holds the balance of power between a rock and a hard place.

«This means that in many cases we would hold the balance of power.»

Moon estimated that in 16 states with a total of 278 votes in the Electoral College, «the Negro, in a close election, may hold the balance of power.»

ESPN may feel as though it holds all the cards now that it has cut ties to Grantland founder Bill Simmons, but the balance of power in media has shifted.

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Jose Mourinho has acknowledged that Marouane Fellaini holds the balance of power in his Manchester United contract negotiations, but believes the midfielder wants to stay.

He believed in a hierarchy of saints who held dominion over the divisions of the world of Islam, saints who had their jealousies, conflicts, and divided loyalties and were kept in check by a balance of power.

No balance of power among nations will hold.»

Referees hold the balance and often the result of a match their hands and have enormous power.

If their poll numbers hold, then they could end up with about 50 MPs — up from 6 — and so hold the balance of power in any Parliament.

But DUP MPs have notoriously poor attendance records and at least one senior Lib Dem MP believes the party could hold the «balance of power» for votes on areas of mutual interest, such as housebuilding.

Both Mr Brown and Mr Cameron have attempted to court Mr Clegg in the early weeks of his leadership, with the Liberal Democrats set to hold the balance of power in the event of a hung parliament.

And if the Lib Dems see their number of seats slashed in 2015, it could be their reduced numbers mean they no longer hold the balance of power.

The expenses issue will see an increase in the anti-politics vote and a close result could lead to the Lib Dems holding the balance of power.

He even went so far as to predict that Ukip could hold the balance of power at the general election next year.

It is therefore vital that a truly meaningful vote should be held within the time frame of the article 50 negotiations and not be left to verbal assurances — not least because there is no guarantee who will be leading the Conservative party by next autumn, nor indeed where the balance of power might be in any future government or hung parliament.

In 2015, they suggested an altogether different outcome, a hung parliament in which the Scottish National Party would hold the balance of power.

It's not surprising: the balance of power in this country is largely determined by which party holds more seats.

Meanwhile, smaller parties such as the Greens, the Liberal Democrats, the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and the Scottish National Party (SNP) could hold the balance of power in a hung parliament after May 2015.

Fast forward through five years of coalition government and he's not now so bashful: «Someone is going to hold the balance of power on the 8th of May and it won't be David Cameron or Ed Miliband.

We do not know why this mattered so much, but it has become a talisman of liberal radicalism, to be implemented in that split second opportunity when the party might hold a balance of power in the Commons and «name its price».

But it might just be the least touted of these — the congressional primaries in less than two weeks — Tuesday, June 28 — that holds the key to the balance of power in Washington.

The Lib Dems are determined to hold on to what they've got, to solidify the base, and claim the balance of power once again.

They also maintain that Cameron does not himself want a reform that — leaving aside questions of high principle, and looking only at partisan advantage — would have the severe drawback of leaving the Liberal Democrats holding the balance of power in the upper house.

The last polls conducted before polling day show the Scottish National Party (SNP) is likely to win a lot of seats and hold the balance of power.

In many of the marginal seats that Conservatives have to win to gain an overall majority in 2015, trade union members could hold the balance of power.

Although last week's local election results were hardly inspiring for the Liberal Democrats, they did well enough where they have MPs to suggest that they have the potential to retain enough seats to hold the balance of power again after the 2015 election.

So people have to decide: who do they want to hold the balance of power?

But there are other things to ask of the man who looks like he might hold the balance of power in the next parliament.

Steiner referred to the delicate balance of power in the state Senate, where Republicans hold a slight majority due to the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of eight breakaway Democrats who caucus with the Republicans, and Sen. Simcha Felder, who — although he is not allied with the IDC — also caucuses with the Republicans.

He said that holding the balance of power in a hung Commons was the best way to guarantee an in - or - out referendum on the EU.

«My ambition would be that Ukip in the next Westminster parliament holds the balance of power, as the Lib Dems did in the last parliament of 2010.»

We need a proportional voting system where voters have a real choice of not just which party holds the balance of power, but also who represents them locally.

I remain intrigued by the prospect of Alex Salmond and dozens of MPs holding the balance of power at Westminster post-election; it will be little more than the main parties deserve after the contemptuous way they treated those inclined to vote yes in the independence referendum.

The disappointment for Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP, of course, is that their powerful block of MPs doesn't hold the balance of power at Westminster, as they'd hoped.

Nick Clegg warns voters they face a choice between the Lib Dems, the SNP and UKIP over who holds the balance of power.

Nevertheless, the existence of minor parties holding the balance of power in the Senate has made divisions in that chamber more important and occasionally more dramatic than in the House of Representatives.

ALBANY — One Brooklyn politician may hold the key to the balance of power in the state Senate.

Despite this, both Downing Street and opposition sources expect the votes to be close, with the balance of power held by the SNP and the handful of Tory rebels who have been won over by Clarke's case for a new inquiry.

«The era of single - party government is over... Someone is going to hold the balance of power on the 8th of May and it won't be David Cameron or Ed Miliband.

It is possible that the centre right will fall short of a majority; in this case New Zealand First and the Maori party would hold the balance of power.

Assuming this calculation is correct and the SNP does win big enough in May to hold the balance of power, the next question is what they would do with it.

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has told the BBC that if his party can maintain the momentum from the Clacton by - election his party could «hold the balance of power» at the next general election.

The remarks by Clegg, which are relatively recent, may undermine his claim that he has no preference over a future Lib Dem coalition partner if the party holds the balance of power after the next election.

Nigel Farage says his UK Independence Party could «hold the balance of power» at the next general election following a win in the Clacton by - election.

Her loss would be a blow for the party's left, wing, which currently holds the balance of power on the powerful body.

[22][23] The SNP, encouraged by its victory in the 2007 Scottish parliament elections, set itself a target of returning 20 MPs and hoped to find itself holding a balance of power.

[13] The Liberal Democrats hoped to make gains from both sides, and possibly hold the balance of power in a hung parliament.

Moreover, an earlier minor party which held the balance of power in 1996 split in two after a year in coalition with National, with one side supporting the continued National Party led government — and neither half of this party is represented in Parliament today.