Sentences with phrase «party leaders»

It hardly seems a year since his inaugural speech as party leader at the very same venue.

MPs will vote on the government's interim proposals for reforming their expenses next week, despite a lack of agreement in last night's meeting of party leaders.

That rules could protect the parties from their own unpopular positions was the hope of Democratic party leaders in the early 1980s.

He had conversations with Republican and Conservative party leaders about a potential statewide campaign.

The newspaper industry looked to be on a collision course with parliament today after it dramatically announced it would reject the royal charter agreed by party leaders.

Democratic party leaders have sought to have him nominated for election as a judge, one of the only ways to get his name off the ballot.

The argument was that the rejected applicants had been found to have commitments to other parties and therefore could not be allowed to choose a Labour party leader.

The prime minister said he believed there should be «a wide ranging series of television and radio debates with party leaders» during the next general election campaign.

What changed for party leaders is - surprise - the politics.

Its commissioners and employees are selected primarily by Democratic and Republican party leaders in each county.

The smile on her face as she realised she had won was bigger than any of the other party leaders on election night.

This contrasts with the other Scottish party leaders who all have a positive or neutral approval rating.

While he hasn't found immediate support from party leaders, he believes they'll come around.

The other party leader at the Conservative conference will do well to match it.

Because Question Time represents ordinary people holding the powerful to account, the decision to host the final showdown between the three main party leaders on the programme has significant symbolic significance.

It's all different now; gone is a lifetime of service and a gradual rise through the party ranks before becoming party leader.

The county Republican chairman was meeting with local party leaders to discuss backing someone else.

On first meeting the new party leader he described him as «very bright, very breezy, very confident».

What happens if a candidate is chosen by county party leaders as their nominee for a special election, but no special election is called?

Under state law, political party leaders select the candidates who appear on the ballot in special elections.

It occurs to me however, that the most interesting political activity for all of us is the selection of a new Liberal party leader.

He was the only party leader to do so.

There are disagreements among party leaders on the issue of zoning arrangement in your party, what is your view about this?

It's not easy writing a biography of a newly elected party leader.

Just because a minor party leader wants to punish a son for the sin of the the father?

But do party leaders make a difference to people's votes?

While party leaders indicate a compromise map is on the way, there are only a few short days left to complete such a resolution.

It's been a longstanding tradition to leave the minority party leaders out of the private budget sessions.

Members of the public could also register as supporters, rather than members, and have a say in choosing party leaders.

I think many party leaders around the state are in the same boat.

(It was) the best party leader's acceptance speech I have ever heard... He gave the party direction.

The statement comes in the wake of a fierce debate where party leaders have struck different tones on the sensitive social issue.

The minor party leader is then universally declared the winner of the debate.

As long as party leaders think that they can sell «drill baby drill» politically, not much will change.

Yet in reality he is simply doing what any half competent party leader needs to do.

Federal party leaders are facing the tough choice of balancing the books or promising new fiscal measures to stimulate a sluggish Canadian economy.

This election was the first where three women party leaders asked for our votes and consequently sought the media attention that political campaigning entails.

The conventional wisdom about party leaders is that they must retain the confidence of their senior colleagues to survive.

So one needs some knowledge of the overall number of potential voters to interpret party leader ratings correctly.

Several individuals and key party leaders have also spoken to me about offering myself for a national position.

Republican rules identify generally comparable functions for their top party leader.

However, the one - time party leader has not yet confirmed this himself.

But during his few weeks in the job he has managed that tricky third party leader's task of getting himself noticed and heard.

Several party leaders are also elected legislators, who are scheduled to be in session all week.

The prime minister agrees to a series of televised debates with rival party leaders in the run - up to the general election.

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

The purpose of these volumes was to think about how we can assess party leaders.

At least in the short term, there were no sudden changes in party leader satisfaction.