Alan Paton is a world - famous South African novelist and
opposition political leader who is also a layman achieve in Anglican and World Council of Churches affairs.
Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Martey's claims on governance to be a genuine love for God and country, but last week, his sincerity was questioned with the accusations from his former Public Relations Officer (PRO) that his utterances, have been influenced heavily by
an opposition political leader with cash and an expensive brand new SUV car.
Not exact matches
Outraged by the scandal, former
leader Mahathir Mohammad came out of
political retirement and the
opposition has united behind him in the national elections.
Questions about where Mr. Low and the prime minister's stepson — a movie producer behind films including «The Wolf of Wall Street» — obtained money for the United States properties have helped fuel
political unrest in Malaysia, where several
political leaders in the
opposition and in Mr. Najib's own party have called for the prime minister to step down.
Yet a large number of criticisms in precisely this domain have already been leveled against Ukraine, not only from domestic
political opposition groups but also from high - profile international actors and
leaders of other OSCE participating states.
The five remaining Wildrose MLAs will technically form the Official
Opposition, but with their party in disarray, many political observers are watching to see if another political leader - NDP leader Rachel Notley — is able to form an effective opposition to the 43 - year governing
Opposition, but with their party in disarray, many
political observers are watching to see if another
political leader - NDP
leader Rachel Notley — is able to form an effective
opposition to the 43 - year governing
opposition to the 43 - year governing PC Party.
Since Peter Lougheed catapulted from official
opposition leader to Premier in 1971, Alberta's
opposition leadership have become a
political graveyard for many well - intentioned and ambitious politicians.
Britain's shocking decision to remove itself from the European Union brought more
political turmoil Sunday as Scotland's
leader threatened to block the move and the
opposition Labour Party's
leader faced a coup attempt from his own legislators.
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.
The
opposition leader spearheading weeks of protest in Armenia is warning the government not to deploy troops and says the country's
political crisis can't be solved by force.
The allegations have sparked a
political and government crisis of a magnitude «never seen in Malaysia's 58 - year history,» said Lim Kit Siang, parliamentary
leader of the
opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP).
Armenia's
political crisis deepened Wednesday as
opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan called for protesters to block key transport links after lawmakers rejected his bid to become prime minister.
Leaders from various
opposition political parties told me that the U.S. embassy offered them bribes in an effort to get them to withdraw from Nicaragua's electoral process in 1984.
It was the second voting delay in four out of Kenya's 47 counties, highlighting the bitter divisions and
political uncertainty that have intensified after Thursday's repeat presidential election, which was boycotted by supporters of
opposition leader Raila Odinga.
But visit England he did - not in worldly or
political triumph (the Spanish Armada tried that approach and failed), not in direct antagonism or
opposition (Pope St. Pius V's excommunication of Queen Elizabeth I in 1570 was not exactly the happiest moment in the history of either England or the Catholic Church)- but rather in solidarity with Queen Elizabeth II, the Archbishop of Canterbury, secular
leaders, and all English people of good will.
When Francis was an archbishop in Buenos Aires, Argentine
political leaders reviled him publicly as «the
leader of the
opposition.»
This was the first time in recent years that, an
opposition leader had spoken at the gathering of all who matter in the Presby Church, in a manner akin to a campaign rally with policies espoused and
political promises made.
Dr. Acheampong, revealed how at the residence of the said «
Opposition Leader» was also offered a whopping US$ 50,000 to constantly attack the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) through statements to be churned out from that offeror's
political party, but disguised as biblical message from the Presby Church on good governance.
The strategy, dubbed «Let Corbyn be Corbyn» aims to portray the Labour
leader as an anti-establishment figure and hopes to build on recent populist movements that have set themselves up in
opposition to a
political and media elite.
The witticism refers to the regime's propensity to imprison
political leaders, former allies and
opposition party
leaders alike.
There is certainly a plausible argument that Ed Miliband has been one of the most effective
leaders of the
opposition in modern British history, demonstrating an ability to set the
political agenda that exceeds what either Margaret Thatcher or Tony Blair achieved from the
opposition benches.
They are given to a wide range of individuals on the recommendation of the
leaders of the major British
political parties, including
opposition parties.
«Silence in the face of
opposition to this smart and sensible plan to raise the minimum wage will be seen by workers and their families as an unfortunate capitulation to
political expediency when what we all need is the courage of our
leaders convictions,» Taliercio wrote.
The
opposition leader promised a vigorous
political response from Labour in the new year, as he seeks to dispel questions around his leadership.
An inconclusive election; a prime minister camped in Downing Street, refusing to accept that the game is over; an
opposition leader thereafter getting the call to the palace, but deciding before very long that a second election is necessary — it seems decidedly possible that the
political year 2010 might echo the
political year 1974.
Kofi Filippo and his father, Valter Sansalone, met the
leader of Ghana's largest
opposition political party, Nana Akufo - Addo, at the CDH Hotel Villa Ducale, on Saturday, prior to a fundraising event for the politician in...
He called on religious
leaders not to use their pulpits to make divisive statements while admonishing the
political parties especially the ruling National Democratic Congress and the main
opposition New Patriotic Party in their drive to win votes to strive to seek God's wisdom.
A further unrealistic attitude which both
political leaders and the public encourage with equal enthusiasm is an exaggerated notion of what any government can achieve so that nothing unfortunate happens for which the public will not blame the government and for which politicians are not prepared to assume responsibility or at least, if in
opposition, to blame the government.
The intelligence report, corroborated by numerous security sources, reveals that the The Democratic Union of Africa (DUA) an association of rightists / conservative
political parties in various African countries on whose ticket Mr Mac Manu was traveling to Kenya as an observer of the elections, and the National Super Alliance (NASA) led by
opposition leader Raila Odinga are doing everything possible to manipulate the Kenyan election in favour of the National Super Alliance (NASA) and its Presidential candidate Raila Odinga.
There's a chance of that, certainly, but the strategists shouldn't let this sad news deter the
leader of the
opposition from scoring
political points on a key issue affecting the country.
Stewart has exhibited erratic behavior in the past, including support for incumbent Republicans, and has generated much
opposition from local
political leaders.
After a day - long conference in London on how to move forward the
political process in Libya, other developments included: An admission the Coalition did not yet fully know who made up the
opposition, which came after Nato said American intelligence had shown «flickers» of al Qaeda among the rebels; A suggestion the Coalition would be prepared to see Colonel Gaddafi go into exile if a country was willing to take him; A claim by the Italians that several nations were working on a deal involving a ceasefire, exile for Gaddafi and a talks framework between Libya's tribal
leaders and
opposition figures; Nick Clegg warning about the «danger of overreaching» during a speech in Mexico, but stressing liberal interventionism must be upheld.
Senate Majority
Leader Dean Skelos would rather spend money earmarked for the public financing of state
political campaigns go to education, reiterating his
opposition to a measure introduced by Speaker Sheldon Silver in the Assembly on Tuesday.
[43][44] Scozzafava also drew strong
opposition from the Tea Party movement, with national Tea Party
leader Michael Johns saying that his
opposition to Scozzafava «was the first time in my 25 - year
political and policy career that I ever opposed a Republican candidate.»
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 Kingdom.
It seemed like a potential
political turning point in 2015 when
opposition leaders won a majority of seats in the National Assembly, dealing a blow to Maduro.
The
leader of the
opposition has made much
political hay at the revelations of the Leveson inquiry so far.
And everyone should expect that such news will sell and achieve the likely
political capital especially when
leaders of the
opposition parties appears to be the very people consoling and leading the crusade towards recovering their fortunes.
A
political regime, having totalitarian aspirations, ideologically based on a relationship between business and the centralized government, business - and - government control of the marketplace, repression of criticism or
opposition, a
leader cult and exalting the state and / or religion above individual rights.
Cuomo says he invited Skelos, but the Senate
leader did not want to go because of his
political opposition to the Cuban government.
He said
political administration is too delicate to be experimented and cautioned Ghanaians to be wary of
opposition leaders who have over the months promised to bring them all the niceties of development without first measuring their capabilities.
Mr Agyepong quoted former
leader of the NPP, John Agyekum Kufuor, saying it is better to be a messenger in a ruling party than a chairman in an
opposition political party, insinuating that he is better of to be associated with the ruling party.
Stefanik, a 29 - year - old
political analyst, overcame non-existent name recognition,
opposition from some senior GOP
leaders, and claims that she was a «carpetbagger» from outside the North Country district.
The decision would be a huge
political blow to the Lib Dem
leader, Nick Clegg, who has now seen plans for Lords reform and electoral reform for the Commons thrown out owing partly to Conservative
opposition.
The lineup of
opposition groups includes: environmental groups, gay rights organizations, New York City cops, Western New York auto industry workers, the state chapter of the National Rifle Association, every imaginable public and private - sector union,
political leaders on the left and right and even a group called «Humanists of Long Island.»
> Ray Halbritter, Oneida Indian Nation Representative, thanked the legislators for their leadership on this issue, «It's incredibly heartening to see a bi partisan group of New York
political leaders united in
opposition to derogatory mascots in professional sports.
The data displayed in Tables 1 and 2 implies few if any improvements have been made in the democratic quality of any of these six polities over the past decade, with longstanding personalist
leaders, imperious ruling parties, and oligarchic
political opportunists alike demonstrating their ability to continuously manipulate existing
political institutions to impose their mandates over substantive domestic
opposition.
Ironically, this misguided and shortsighted
opposition has ensured that the fight for the future of quality educational access (and the production of future black
leaders like Obama) will be between African Americans of one generation who found prosperity working in public education and who possess the lion's share of the
political power, and the minority students whose futures are sacrificed on the altar of the nation's ossified urban education systems.
Maryland would have been the first state in the country to take over schools for NCLB restructuring, but Grasmick's efforts met with intense
political opposition from Baltimore's mayor and other
political leaders, and the state legislature passed a bill blocking the takeover.
Furthermore, there seems to be more support and less
opposition to tax credits among Democratic
political leaders.