Sentences with phrase «prompted by the election»

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Trump fired Comey on May 9, prompting a political firestorm and accusations by critics that he was improperly seeking to hinder an FBI probe into Russia's role in the election and potential collusion by Trump's campaign.

This was Mr. Zuckerberg's first appearance before Congress, prompted by the revelation that Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm linked to the Trump campaign, harvested the data of an estimated 87 million Facebook users to psychologically profile voters during the 2016 election.

Amid the political uncertainty in Europe prompted by upcoming elections and the start of Brexit negotiations, another story is quietly playing out, involving improved economic and corporate conditions.

TV ad after Russian complaints Complaints by Russian - speaking immigrants prompted an ultra-Orthodox party in Israel to pull a TV commercial plugging their election campaign which shows a man recoiling in horror at discovering his bride is not Jewish.

Guidance published by the Electoral Commission for non-party campaigners in relation to the UK general election states: «We are unlikely to consider enforcement action against non-party campaigners that have taken prompt steps to register, even if their regulated spending is already in excess of the registration threshold».

Odinga's claims of rigging after defeat in the 2007 elections prompted rioting and retaliation by security forces, which tipped the country into its worst crisis for decades.

«Vince Cable stunned colleagues last night by declaring that the Coalition could break up before the election and indicating that he has private «red lines» that would prompt him to walk out of the Cabinet.

She announced that she would also resign as Deputy Leader, prompting a concurrent deputy leadership election, which was won by Tom Watson.

Irked by these worrying realities, Nigerian youths as observed, like their counterparts in the other parts of the world resolved to democratically redress the situation come 2019 general election by actively participating in the electoral process; a move that has prompted many to angle for different political positions including that of the presidency.

One of the more famous examples of the defeat of a supply bill was the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, when the Senate, which was controlled by the opposition, refused to approve a package of appropriation and loan bills, prompting Governor - General Sir John Kerr to dismiss Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and appoint Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister until the next election (where the Fraser government was elected).

In the July Budget, Osborne also planned to cut tax credits, which top up pay for low - income workers, prompting claims that this represented a breach of promises made by colleagues before the general election in May.

The Tory leader spearheaded calls for the debates among political leaders in the run - up to the election campaign, but in an interview with the Independent on Sunday he admitted they complicated his run by prompting a swell in support for Nick Clegg.

Some members of the committee suggested that making it easier for by - elections to be triggered could prompt a flood of «vexatious attempts to get rid of you» which, in the case of ministers, could have an impact on the government.

And there was of course the revelation on Christmas Eve that the Cabinet, reportedly at the prompting of Andrew Mitchell, discussed how to maximise the Liberal Democrats» chances of winning the by - election.

The closeness of the election prompted a protracted court battle heard by Justice Joseph R. Glownia of the State Supreme Court.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Recall elections prompted by anger over lawmaker handling of a proposal to curb union rights let Wisconsin Democrats narrow the Republican majority in the state Senate, but not capture control, and.By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Recall elections prompted by anger over lawmaker handling of a proposal to curb union rights let Wisconsin Democrats narrow the Republican majority in the state Senate, but not capture control, and.by anger over lawmaker handling of a proposal to curb union rights let Wisconsin Democrats narrow the Republican majority in the state Senate, but not capture control, and...

Since the NPP's election victory, the escalation of such acts of lawlessness by irate NPP youth has prompted renewed scrutiny, but has been met...

MP Mark Reckless's defection from the Tories to UKIP prompted the contest - the second by - election caused by a UKIP defection in just over a month.

Since the NPP's election victory, the escalation of such acts of lawlessness by irate NPP youth has prompted renewed scrutiny, but has been met with little restraint from the party's supporters or increased action from law enforcement.

At the Westchester County Board of Elections something quite literally stinks amid a renovation of the roof and asbestos removal project, prompting a visit by the Department of Labor.

Ms Alexander quit her job last week to take up the role of London's deputy mayor for transport - prompting a summer by - election in a constituency where Labour enjoys a 21,000 majority.

They defeated Republican incumbents Randy Hopper and Dan Kapanke in recall elections this summer that were prompted by anger over a Republican - backed law to curb union rights.

My enquiry was prompted by the discovery that on the English Democrats» list of general election candidates on its website, the party's candidate for Shipley is named as one Philip Davies, as per the screengrab below:

But the state's moment in the political spotlight was marred by a sometimes chaotic primary day full of reports across the city of voters missing from the registration rolls and polls opening late, prompting both the mayor and the city comptroller to call for an investigation of the Board of Elections.

Labour has held its parliamentary seat in Wythenshawe and Sale East, with an increased majority - after a by - election prompted by the death of the former MP Paul Goggins.

Ms Alexander quit her job last week to take up the role of London's deputy mayor for transport - prompting a summer by - election.

This standard did prompt disclosure by NYSUT and the pro-Tkaczyk PACs, but it is looser than definitions governing federal campaigns and elections in New York City.

The talks, convened by the shadow Northern Ireland secretary, Owen Paterson, prompted speculation in Northern Ireland that the Tories are attempting to establish a pan-unionist front to limit the success of Sinn Féin and the SDLP in the general election.

Rules state the Lewisham East MP will be forced to give up the seat before taking up the new job - prompting a summer by - election in a constituency where Labour enjoys a 21,000 majority.

Voters go to the polls in the Rochester and Strood by - election on Thursday, prompted by the defection of MP Mark Reckless from the Conservatives to UKIP.

William Bain was born and brought up in the Glasgow North East constituency which he won in a 2009 by - election prompted by the resignation of local MP and Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin,

Inflation was rising and on 1 March Labour lost another two seats to the Tories in by - elections, prompting Mrs Thatcher to call a motion of No Confidence.

asks Jonathan Freedland, writing in the Guardian, prompted by its rather different pattern of election results.

It was a big blow for David Cameron and has prompted a by - election in his Clacton constituency, to be held on 9 October.

The by - election was prompted by the death of Labour MP Jim Dobbin, who passed away aged 73 on a trip to Poland last month.

Polls opened this morning at 7 am in the Clacton by - election, prompted by Douglas Carswell's defection to Ukip.

Similar bills are in the works in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin and at least a dozen other states, prompted in large part by telephone calls authorized by campaigns during last year's elections.

Mr Carswell defected to Ukip from the Tory party last month, as did Mark Reckless, prompting a by - election in Rochester.

Prompted by the widespread Russian influence campaign that targeted nearly two dozen states during the 2016 presidential election and the proliferation of secretive political advertising on social media platforms like Facebook, Cuomo proposed and the state Legislature successfully passed the «Democracy Protection Act,» which prohibits foreign entities from creating independent expenditure committees or buying political ads, requires anyone who purchases an online political ad to register as an independent expenditure committee, and also requires online ads to include information about who paid for them, as is currently required of traditional media platforms.

The bill is prompted by what he alleges were unlawful campaign contributions in the 2014 elections tied to New York City's mayor.

Uncertainty caused by his election and the promises he made leading up to the election, could prompt the U.S. to keep its interest rate low after all, according to MoneySense.

His 2009 sculpture Murder in Tehran, for instance, is a tribute to Neda Agha - Soltan, a young activist who was killed during protests prompted that year by the election of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Roadways and neighborhoods were more frequently cut off by the rising waters — which prompted the election of Philip Levine as Mayor of Miami Beach and the implementation of his 400 million dollar project to elevate roads and add pumps.

Yet as McKibben's article makes clear, the movement has been forced to work around the Obama administration, rather than to prompt the kinds of transformative government - led actions on climate change that Obama's election was thought by many to herald.

Earlier this year, before the federal election, the publicity generated by the number of citizens who had been charged after defending their homes or businesses prompted the federal government to introduce changes to the Criminal Code that would clarify self - defence laws.

This relationship prompted criticism from some First Nations, and contributed to his defeat in the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) elections of 2000 by Matthew Coon Come, who adopted a more confrontational approach.

Allegations of the improper use of data for 87 million Facebook users by Cambridge Analytica, which was hired by President Donald Trump's 2016 US election campaign, has hurt the shares of the world's biggest social network and prompted multiple official investigations in the United States and Europe.

The 33 - year - old started adopting a more apologetic rhetoric in early 2017 following the initial controversy caused by numerous reports about the role Facebook played in foreign misinformation campaigns aimed at meddling with the last U.S. presidential election and the backlash prompted by his initial response to the allegations, which was to assert that the very notion of Russian or other agents being capable of using Facebook to influence the stateside democratic process is «pretty crazy.»

The report has prompted a stern response from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is wary over the possible exploitation of data analytics by global firms during the upcoming General Elections.