Sentences with phrase «party leader attempts»

But whichever party leader attempts to form a government will also need to reflect on public support.

Not exact matches

It might also be one last attempt to distance herself from the antisemitism and racism associated with her party and her father, Jean - Marie Le Pen — an image she has worked tirelessly to erase since taking over from him as party leader in 2011.

Between 1975 and 1979, the Khmer Rouge party leader Pol Pot and his followers drove people out of their homes and confiscated property in an attempt to redistribute the country's wealth.

He lost his bid to replace Harris as party leader in 2002, his seat in the 2003 provincial election, his bid for the leadership of the Conservative party in 2004 and his first attempt to win a federal seat later the same year.

The Liberals have also attempted to counter the image of Prime Minister Stephen Harper put forth by the Conservative Party, instead portraying him as a controlling and secretive leader with a hidden agenda, and attacking his judgment by tying him to past Conservative scandals, such as the Cadman affair, alleged spending misconduct in the last election, and the conduct of Maxime Bernier, the former Conservative minister of foreign affairs.

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.

As the leader of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Enrique Pena Nieto is attempting to heal the party's reputation for corruption and authoritarian Party, Enrique Pena Nieto is attempting to heal the party's reputation for corruption and authoritarian party's reputation for corruption and authoritarian rule.

But this does not detract from the need for the party leaders to talk to their own parties and attempt to gain some crucial momentum for the autumn.

In the days prior to the vote, devo - max was promised by the leaders of the three main Westminster parties, as a panicked attempt to shore - up the «No» vote.

Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. on the state Democratic Party's attempt to disenroll him: «Every aspect of this is Cuomo.

Despite the recent attempt by the Cuomo campaign at a rapprochement with the Rev. Al Sharpton, the prominent black leader publicly announced over the weekend that he will be voting for NYC Councilman Charles Barron for governor on the Freedom Party line.

The building of several basic schools, construction of the Community Secondary School, numerous health facilities, and the improvement of the road network, are some of the major projects of the NDC in the area The Volta Region would not be a comfortable zone, for the leaders and the supporters of the NPP, if government and party attempt to take for granted the peaceful nature of the NDC.

But a more concerted attempt to produce some intellectual ballast for this political repositioning was launched yesterday by Demos, an event blessed by the presence of leader David Cameron and party big brain Oliver Letwin alongside several luminaries of the left.

He had opposed British involvement in the war at its outbreak in 1914, a highly principled position to take in the face of its huge popularity among members of his own party, resigned his position as the leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party in consequence and then had his illegitimate birth raised by the newspapers in an attempt to get him to resign his seat as an MP (they argued that as he'd used a different name during his life from that on his birth certificate he'd stood for election on false pretenses and deceived his constitueparty, resigned his position as the leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party in consequence and then had his illegitimate birth raised by the newspapers in an attempt to get him to resign his seat as an MP (they argued that as he'd used a different name during his life from that on his birth certificate he'd stood for election on false pretenses and deceived his constitueParty in consequence and then had his illegitimate birth raised by the newspapers in an attempt to get him to resign his seat as an MP (they argued that as he'd used a different name during his life from that on his birth certificate he'd stood for election on false pretenses and deceived his constituents).

says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesparty, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesParty of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.

George Albro of New York Progressive Action Network (NYPAN) says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesparty, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesParty of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.

His purchase of a bottle of Snapple, a cigar and rounds of golf were included among the mountains of records that federal prosecutors introduced Thursday in an attempt to build a case against Suffolk County Party Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh.

Labour's deputy leader, Tom Watson, is seeking urgent talks with Corbyn in an attempt to broker a compromise that would prevent the party plunging into a snap leadership contest, as Angela Eagle prepares to launch a challenge by the end of the day.

At the time, the choice to entrust the incumbent prime minister rather than the leader of the largest party with the first attempt to form a government had cross-party approval.

Political leaders are not always successful when attempting to take on their own parties.

The Labour leader is set to press on with his bold attempt at reforming the relationship between his party and the unions, despite intense opposition from those gathered at the TUC's annual conference in Bournemouth.

It was a noisy and acrimonious scene on the floor of the Senate as Senator Thomas W. Libous, a Republican from Binghamton and the party's deputy leader, shouted for a roll - call vote, while Democrats attempted to stall the vote by asking to adjourn the session.

Should the unthinkable happen, and Owen Smith be elected Labour leader, the party would lurch to the right ahead of the 2020 General Election in an attempt to triangulate both the Conservatives and UKIP, being tougher on welfare than the Tories, being tougher on migrants than the Tories, accepting the economic consensus as it is — regardless of how many people it left behind.

The shadow chancellor dismissed suggestions the party's leadership was trying to quash debate on the issue, after pro-EU MPs, who are pushing leader Jeremy Corbyn to commit to permanent membership of the single market, failed in an attempt to stage a vote.

recent sexual harassment allegations, the scarcity of women or ethnic minority MPs in the party's front and back benches and the failed attempts to oust Nick Clegg as party leader are hardly stories that will improve the image of an already unpopular party.

What is on ground right now is an attempt by certain individuals to use the image of the National leader of the party to entrench their own personal interest by promoting impositions of candidates from various local government, wards during the last elections.

The statement knocks Astorino for allegedly attempting to secure the endorsement of the Westchester Independence Party in 2013, alludes to his top advisor referring to Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos as a «prison punk» and — naturally!

Left to his own devices, as he makes clear in his diary entry for 12 October 1980, he would have stood for the leadership in October that year when Callaghan resigned in a deliberate attempt to pre-empt the decision of Labour's party conference to have the wider franchise for electing the Leader that all major parties now take for granted.

Conservative activists have rejected leader David Cameron's latest attempt to modernise the party by trying to get more women and ethnic minorities elected to parliament.

The iron triangle is an attempt to examine the three fundamental underpinnings of any successful political party: leader image, economic competence and party unity.

«This is the third and final attempt by Independence Party leaders to file this action.

Given his attempts to cast Democrats into a more fiscally conservative reform - focused - despite - presiding - over-scandal «New Democratic» party, it made political sense that Cuomo stood with Independence Party leaders before the Democratic convention began last month in Westchester Coparty, it made political sense that Cuomo stood with Independence Party leaders before the Democratic convention began last month in Westchester CoParty leaders before the Democratic convention began last month in Westchester County.

Last Monday at 6 pm, Cruddas and most of the other remaining 231 Labour MPs (26 fewer than a week before) crammed into committee room 14 in the House of Commons to hear Harriet Harman, the acting leader, attempt to lift the depleted, demoralised parliamentary party off the floor.

Such a case occurred on Long Island in 2008, when leaders of the Suffolk County Conservative Party sniffed out that members of the local police union were switching their party enrollments in an attempt to bring about the defeat of a county sheriff who was seen as cooperating in an effort to downsize the departParty sniffed out that members of the local police union were switching their party enrollments in an attempt to bring about the defeat of a county sheriff who was seen as cooperating in an effort to downsize the departparty enrollments in an attempt to bring about the defeat of a county sheriff who was seen as cooperating in an effort to downsize the department.

Is it true that the brother of the deputy leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AP party) Major General Mehmet Disli and other high - ranking officers initially backed the coup attempt but later withdrew their supParty (AP party) Major General Mehmet Disli and other high - ranking officers initially backed the coup attempt but later withdrew their supparty) Major General Mehmet Disli and other high - ranking officers initially backed the coup attempt but later withdrew their support?

In 1980, when I was a student at the Acherensua Senior High School, there were attempts by some chiefs and opinion leaders from Ahafo to get the Dr Hilla Limann government to create the Ahafo area as a separate region out of the Brong Ahafo Region but the move fizzled out after the December 31,1981 coup that toppled the People's National Party (PNP) government.

Deputy leader Mr Watson began talks earlier in the week with Unite general secretary Len McCluskey, a supporter of Mr Corbyn, in an attempt to negotiate a compromise between the leadership and the parliamentary party.

«It is obviously desperate and hypocritical to attempt to install a personal friend by ignoring the nomination of two women who are beyond qualified for the post,» Barry Weinberg, the executive director of the Manhattan party, said in an e-mail to party leaders.

A March 8, 2016, story reported that attempts to investigate Suffolk County Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh «were thwarted at every turn by Spota and others,» according to a filing by federal prosecutors a week before jury selection in Walsh's criminal trial was set to begin.

On domestic policy, all the candidates are tilting leftwards and are at least attempting to be bold, even if at times they seem to be conducting a private conversation, addressing the party rather than the nation - as Tony Blair did so successfully when he ran for the leadership in 1994, or David Cameron did when he became leader of the Conservative Party in party rather than the nation - as Tony Blair did so successfully when he ran for the leadership in 1994, or David Cameron did when he became leader of the Conservative Party in Party in 2005.

Those assertions, made in pre-sentencing prosecution papers cited in a defense memo, said the amount of money the former party leader illegally took was more than $ 400,000, and that he obstructed justice by attempting to get three potential witnesses to falsely testify in favor of his defense.

The subpoena also seeks information on the Democrats» decision last July to make Espada the Senate majority leader after he had bolted to the Republican Party amid a monthlong attempted GOP «coup.»

The Falkirk scandal comes against a backdrop of the standoff between Miliband and the unions over the issue of party funding, as the Labour leader attempts to switch to a direct relationship with union members.

The award for «campaigning politician» went to Baroness Hollis, trumping Frank Field - who spearheaded Labour attempts for a U-turn on the 10p tax debacle - and Iain Duncan Smith, the former Tory leader who now runs the party's social justice initiative.

«Consequently, we consider all these as attempts to distract the attention of the former President, at a time when he is busy working with other party leaders and focusing his attention on how to reposition our great party and Nigeria for the challenges ahead.

The Tory leader's pledge was an attempt to get Eurosceptic MEPs alongside and bring some consistency to the party policies.

In the 71 years since Clement Attlee, Labour's greatest leader and Britain's finest post-war Prime Minister, won a landslide in the 1945 election only three formal attempts have been made to oust a leader of the party.

In an explosive article for the Labour Briefing website published on Sunday night, the shadow chancellor said an attempt to take down the leader was «being perpetrated by an alliance between elements in the Labour Party and the Murdoch media empire».

Ojezua frowned at attempts by some party leaders to factionalize the party particularly at the local government level, due to their interest in particular governorship aspirants, warning that such attitude weakens the party's structure.

But Conservative leaders have often attempted change against the conservative, if not reactionary, instincts of the party's parliamentarians and activists.Balfour dithered, and, as Harris notes, he saw the Carlton Club as «infested by the political bore», and «when Balfour or any other Conservative lost the bores, he lost the party».