Sentences with phrase «parliamentary elections»

"Parliamentary elections" refers to the process of choosing representatives to serve in the country's parliament. It is a democratic practice where eligible citizens vote for the candidates they want to see become members of parliament, who will then make decisions and create laws on their behalf. Full definition
The strong demand for the issue was somewhat surprising, given that parliamentary elections in the spring of 2018 will likely be followed by additional political instability.
«The government is thinking about European parliamentary elections that come every couple of years, and they're very afraid of a strike or a demonstration by the miners,» he said.
Turning to the most recent parliamentary elections, several points arise.
Would more independent / single issue candidates win parliamentary elections?
It should also be noted that I'm talking about parliamentary elections only here.
As is the case with parliamentary elections under the two - party system the feedback is reduced to indices.
In order to stand as a presidential candidate, an individual requires the endorsement of one or more parties that won 5 % or more in the preceding parliamentary elections and 100,000 voters.
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 %.
Suddenly, these European Parliamentary elections have been transformed into a national referendum on the government.
The Scottish parliament recently gained new powers over how Scottish parliamentary elections and electoral registration are run.
Italy's centre - right parties agreed on Jan. 7 the outlines of a joint political programme ahead of parliamentary elections on March 4.
It seeks to change the voting system for parliamentary elections in the UK to a model of proportional representation.
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (3rd left), Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Administration, Mr. Jan Tore Sanner (left), National Commissioners Baba Shettima Arfo (2nd left), Muhammed Mustafa Lecky (2nd right) and Chief Technical Adviser to the INEC Chairman, Prof Bolade Eyinla during the Norwegian Parliamentary election held on September 11, 2017.
«I Joshua Kofi Brient Rockson of the GCPP officially withdraw from the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Klottey - Korley Constituency and hereby pledge my unflinching support for Dr Zanetor Rawlings,» he said.
Ultra-nationalists were not successful in the last parliamentary elections, but the tragic situation in Donbas has allowed them thrive.
We need to get this on the radar for the elections in the USA this year, the EU parliamentary elections next year and many more.
DETERMINATION OF THE UNRESOLVED MATTERS OF THE TAMALE CENTRAL CONSTITUENCY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS IN THE
The constituency parliamentary Elections Committee before the holding of Parliamentary primaries, had the duty of displaying the register to aspirants as a fee, in order to ensure a level playing field to aspirants in the parliamentary contest and announcing the dates for elections.
In August 2016 — the month before parliamentary elections — only 37 percent of respondents to a Levada survey approved of the Duma's activities.
The defeated New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary aspirant for Klottey Korle, Valentino Nii Noi Nortey has declared that he will contest the upcoming November Parliamentary election as an independent candidate.
However, the president - elect is faced with the difficult challenge of expanding his party's representation to build support for his policies in time for French parliamentary elections due to take place in June.
Earlsfield has generally been carried by the Conservatives in most elections since 1990 while Bedford has always been carried by Labour in parliamentary elections since then though quite narrowly in the last two general elections (but not in this year's by - election).
A declaration that the proper instrument within the meaning of the relevant laws of the Republic of Ghana in charging a deposit and or fees for conducting a Presidential and Parliamentary Elections by Electoral Commission is a statutory instrument and not constitutional instrument.
Large - scale protests followed the last federal parliamentary elections on Dec. 4, 2011, after widespread reports of electoral fraud and rigged elections.
Lithuanians will vote in the EU Parliamentary elections on the same day as the country holds its second round run - off vote in the presidential election.
He argued that the Tamale central constituency Parliamentary election on December 7 was characterized with irregularities including over voting and results from unknown polling stations.
Such complicated arrangements incline me strongly to support adopting the practice of some countries, long backed by the Electoral Commission, the 2007 Councillors Commission and others, of a single four - yearly national or at least regional Local Elections Day for all councils — though not, as in Sweden, on the same day as parliamentary elections with different coloured ballot papers, and probably not in mid-November, like Denmark's.
Twenty one years ago I was first elected to the House of Commons and I have altogether fought nine parliamentary election campaigns at Westminster and European elections since 1974.
Keep in mind that we have French parliamentary elections due to take place on June 11 and 18, and we expect the outcome of those votes to play a big role in Macron's ability to deliver on his election promises.
And, many of the restrictions seem to have been eased after parliamentary elections were over.
Infographic feature based on the final report from Ukraine's Early Parliamentary Election on 26 October 2014.
Polls opened at 8 a.m. Friday in Iran as Iranians cast ballots in the first parliamentary elections since the 2009 vote that sparked riots and accusations of rigging.
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.
In response to the protests, Borisov resigned prompting new parliamentary elections which were held on May 12, 2013.
In the British parliamentary elections of 2010, a former boxer changed his name by deed poll from Terry Marsh to «None Of The Above X», in order to run as a parliamentary candidate under that name in the constituency of South Basildon and East Thurrock.
An order directed at the Defendants to desist from collecting the said deposit or fees for the conduct of the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections until the appropriate statutory instruments have been passed in accordance with appropriate legal regime.
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof, Mahmood Yakubu has led a six - man delegation on a Study Visit to observe the Norwegian parliamentary election held on 11th September, 2017 at the invitation of the Norwegian government.
Mr Azumah, who is the Executive Secretary of the Peace Council has been described as a member of National Democratic Congress (NDC) who has contested Parliamentary elections on the party's ticket in Builsa North and therefore can not serve on the EC's committee because of his partisan stance.
But Capua, who intends to stand in parliamentary elections later this month as a member of Monti's Civic Choice party, says that critics have been too quick to judge Oleari.
The same year saw the resignations of Finnish PM Mari Kiviniemi, whose coalition lost parliamentary elections in June, Slovenian prime minister Borut Pahor — he lost a confidence vote amidst economic and political turmoil (September)-- and Slovakian prime minister Iveta Radičova, who also lost a confidence vote (October) over the eurozone bailout.
In Turkey, new parliamentary elections will be held November 1.
Even though Hungarians vote this Sunday, April 8th, this piece is not on the Hungarian parliamentary elections per se.
In the United Kingdom parliamentary election, 2015, the SNP saw its share of the Scottish vote increase from 20 % to 50 %, leading to an increase from 6 to 56 seats (out of 59 Scottish seats) in the first - past - the - post system.
The European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 moved european elections in Great Britain from first past the post to a closed list, non-preferential PR system.
In the case of parliamentary elections there shall in addition be a National Electoral Committee with no fewer than five members.
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