Sentences with phrase «recent parliamentary elections»

Turning to the most recent parliamentary elections, several points arise.

Since Christianity in the Punjab, particularly in the rural areas, has its origins in that stratum of society, my attention had been drawn to some erstwhile «Christian Associations» (Masihi Sabhas) formed to exert political pressure, and to run candidates in recent parliamentary elections.

In the recent parliamentary elections, rightfully fed - up Venezuelans responded by ousting members of Hugo Chavez's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), giving the opposition party, the more - centrist Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), a supermajority that could challenge President Nicolás Maduro.

Not exact matches

Reports say some members of the party in Ayawaso Central started the confusion when a group accused their parliamentary candidate in the recent election Afum Ani - Agyei, aka Obama, of overseeing the party's abysmal performance in the constituency.

In some recent research, Valerie Belu and I show that compared to regular elections (defined as elections which occur within 6 months of the end of a parliamentary term), strategically timed opportunistic elections have allowed governing parties to realize an average vote - share bonus of just under 6 percent and seat - share bonuses of 12 percent, doubling the probability that the Prime Minister survives in office -LRB-.80 versus.40).

David Cameron gave Conservative MPs «a very strong indication» at the recent Parliamentary Party meeting that he wants to introduce legislation before 2015 for his planned EU referendum after the next election.

A shambolic campaign in the Scottish parliamentary election of 2011 (which delivered just 0.35 % of the local vote) and his most recent foray into the 2016 London mayoral election (when he won 1.4 % of the vote) showed that without the right issues and electorate to exploit, his rhetoric could only get him so far.

The most recent reference from the petitioners had Mr. Amidu alleging that the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, was appointed to help rig the 2016 elections in favour of the NDC at the presidential and parliamentary level.

He said Labour's standing in the public was improving — despite disappointing results in recent parliamentary contests in Richmond Park and Sleaford & North Hykeham — as he pointed to strong council by - election performances.

Mr Ato Panford, the NPP parliamentary candidate for Shama Constituency, said this during a recent parliamentary candidates» debate held on the theme: «Election 2016 - Prioritizing Fisheries and Oil and Gas Governance Issues for Inclusive Development».

Labour has drawn some criticism in recent months for its parliamentary selections in marginal seats, where no ethnic minority women have been selected at all, despite more than 60 selections taking place since the June election.

Nuneaton has been seen as a bellwether in recent General Elections, with the Parliamentary seat won by the Tories from Labour in 2010.

Parliamentary committees had been dissolved after the recent U.K. election, and now the panel was rolling out its new contingent of lawmakers.

The group recently hosted all parliamentary candidates for a forum open to the public before a recent election.