Sentences with phrase «only leader of a major party»

Constitutional reform is unlikely to feature prominently on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's immediate agenda, as he was the only leader of a major party whose proposals for the Senate did not require constitutional changes.

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He would become the longest - serving leader of a major political party in Canadian history and the only Prime Minister to win four consecutive federal elections by backing up his pledge of real change with real action.

His supporters have briefed that Neil Kinnock stayed on despite losing the 1987 election — although he is the only major party leader of the past 40 years to lose one election and fight the next.

The Ben Achour Commission — an umbrella organization comprised of 150 members responsible for the National Constituent Assembly election (NCA)-- established a number of agreements between major political parties, including: a «process first» view that addressed only those matters necessary to return order and stability to Tunisia; a constituent assembly vote that took place prior to a vote for the president so that incentives were present to build consensuses and party platforms that were prioritized over electing a leader who might otherwise wield too much power; ensuring that women are given ample representation in writing the constitution; and the creation of an electoral commission to ensure that all parties were confident in the legitimacy of the elections.

Trump, who once declared climate change was a hoax created by the Chinese, is the leader of a party former President Barack Obama called the only major party in «the advanced world that effectively denies climate change.»