Sentences with phrase «second opposition party»

Under Commons rules amendments to the Queen's Speech debate are permissible from the main opposition party, a second opposition party and a third, non-aligned source.

Inside the Parliament, the second opposition party (Save Romania Party - about 9 % in both Chambers) tried to fight adopting these changes in an unusual way, as described in this article:

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Second, implementing the tax changes early would reduce the surplus available to the Opposition parties to use in their election platforms in the 2015 election.

Right now, the primary focus of the Opposition parties and the media is on the second Budget Omnibus Bill and rightly so.

Polls suggest that Sinn Féin is now the second - most - popular party in Ireland and the biggest opposition party.

The second generation leader of Alberta's social democratic party is smart, witty and well - positioned to boost her party's standings in the opposition benches.

The New Democrats came in second with 15 seats, forming the Official Opposition, while the Liberal Party took a close third with 12 seats.

By the time the Legislature broke for its second spring break (aka â $ œconstituency weekâ $) on Thursday, opposition members were growing a little weary of Labour Minister Christina Grayâ $ ™ s party piec...

Under this Fourth Republic, we have been lucky to have managed our differences so well that despite the high profiled bitter contest of 1998 in Sunyani, Candidate J.A Kufuor who emerged as our flagbearer courted the support of other opposition parties to win the 2000 first and second round elections to become the second President of the Fourth Republic with an appreciated votes at the presidential level for the party and increased seats in Parliament that we occupied the Majority side of Parliament.

Recently, the 2016 flag bearer of the opposition party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo implored Ghanaians not to make a mistake to give the Mahama government a second term.

The ruling Zanu - PF party, which at the weekend voted to make Mnangagwa its leader and demote Mugabe to a rank - and - file member, introduced the motion to impeach and the opposition seconded it.

Second, a number of opposition MPs — who might have been expected to oppose legislation that empowers government censorship — backed the bill, against the stated position of their party leaders.

The polls were predicting a tight race between Labour and the Conservatives for second place, although most commentators believed that Labour would just about hold on to its position as the largest opposition party.

I think it's fair to conclude that the scepticism about meddling with the composition of the second chamber exhibited yesterday from the Tory backbenches is representative of widespread opposition within the parliamentary party.

But there are various scenarios in terms of who would become the second largest opposition party, which could have consequences beyond Labour.

From Confederation in 1867 until the 1990s, the Conservatives and Liberals essentially went back and forth as governing party and Official Opposition (the second - place party).

There was a bit of an anomaly in 1917 when the Conservatives and some Liberals came together to form the Unionist Party (which was essentially an election about conscription), but the Unionist coalition was gone by the next election in 1921 (technically, the Conservatives came third in that election, but they were still named the Official Opposition due to the leader of the second - place party declining Official Opposition status — and so the largely two - party state continParty (which was essentially an election about conscription), but the Unionist coalition was gone by the next election in 1921 (technically, the Conservatives came third in that election, but they were still named the Official Opposition due to the leader of the second - place party declining Official Opposition status — and so the largely two - party state continparty declining Official Opposition status — and so the largely two - party state continparty state continued).

The 163 page report, which is very detailed on current affairs on the African continent, also mentioned the leader of Togo's main opposition party, the National Alliance for Change (ANC), Mr. Jean - Pierre Fabre, who challenged the incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe 2010 and 2015 but lost as the second most peaceful opposition leader in Africa and the best within the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWA) Sub-region region.

His failure to endorse the President has generated a lot of controversy with many, especially the opposition political parties, describing it as a vote of no confidence in President Mahama, who is seeking a second term.

Suspended Second Vice Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Sammy Crabbe has predicted doom for the party, come November, if the party does not put in place measures to be re-unParty (NPP) Sammy Crabbe has predicted doom for the party, come November, if the party does not put in place measures to be re-unparty, come November, if the party does not put in place measures to be re-unparty does not put in place measures to be re-united.

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP)'s running mate, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia claims President John Dramani Mahama is clueless in economic management for which reason he doesn't deserve a second term.

After winning 56 seats in parliament, the SNP became the second biggest opposition party for the first time after the 2015 general election.

The Disciplinary Committee of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to announce its decision following investigations into the conduct of its General Secretary, Kwabena Agyepong and Second National Vice Chairman, Sammy Crabbe.

NPP Second Vice-Chairman Sammy Crabbe has rejected an invitation to appear before the party's disciplinary committee after two party members petitioned for his expulsion from the opposition party.

In theory, the second party could be in total, public, opposition to any other government bill.

The second national vice chair of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is backing calls on the party to reinstate suspended national chairman Paul AParty (NPP) is backing calls on the party to reinstate suspended national chairman Paul Aparty to reinstate suspended national chairman Paul Afoko.

After spending torrid years with then Candidate Akufo - Addo in opposition, leading all the fierce attacks on his fellow Northerner, former President John Mahama, and hoping to play a key role in a New Patriotic Party administration, Information Minister, Mustapha Abdul Hamid, is instead, reported playing second fiddle to his deputies.

The country is gearing itself up for the General Elections in February next year and with President Muhammadu Buhari announcing that he will bid for the governing Party, APC's ticket to run fo a second term, all hell has been let loose by the chaotic, ill - prepared opposition camp.

The party which was very much counting on a second term for President Mahama and seem not to have planned for anything beyond that is now faced with the reality of going into opposition to prepare for the 2020 elections.

Main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, has said there is nothing to celebrate concerning Nigeria's exit from recession, as contained in a recent statement by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics second quarter Gross Domestic Product reparty, the Peoples Democratic Party, has said there is nothing to celebrate concerning Nigeria's exit from recession, as contained in a recent statement by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics second quarter Gross Domestic Product reParty, has said there is nothing to celebrate concerning Nigeria's exit from recession, as contained in a recent statement by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics second quarter Gross Domestic Product report.

[9] Instead the leader of the second largest parliamentary opposition party at the time, Nigel Dodds of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), usually asked a single question later in the session followed by at least one MP from another smaller party such as the Scottish National Party or Plaid Cparty at the time, Nigel Dodds of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), usually asked a single question later in the session followed by at least one MP from another smaller party such as the Scottish National Party or Plaid CParty (DUP), usually asked a single question later in the session followed by at least one MP from another smaller party such as the Scottish National Party or Plaid Cparty such as the Scottish National Party or Plaid CParty or Plaid Cymru.

President John Mahama is eyeing a second term while his main contender Nana Akufo - Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is hoping to annex the presidency in his third attempt.

Suspended Second Vice Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Crabbe, says he will be compelled to seek redress in court if the party prevents him from discharging his duties as expected ofParty (NPP), Sammy Crabbe, says he will be compelled to seek redress in court if the party prevents him from discharging his duties as expected ofparty prevents him from discharging his duties as expected of him.

The opposition, which also include pro and anti abortion rights groups, second amendment advocates and the state's Conservative Party, spent over one million dollars running ads and distributing lawn signs in the weeks leading up to the vote.

For now, the debate on whether to support Buhari or not rages, even when the President has yet to openly declare his second term ambition and the main opposition party, the PDP, continues in its rebranding process and a determined search for an acceptable presidential candidate from the incumbent President's zone.

The statement issued by the second largest opposition party was in relation to the deportation of the three suspected terrorists from South Africa.

There are some variations to that — such as if the first and second party are in Coalition, in which case the Leader of the third palced party is Leader of the Opposition.

Suspended National Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko, is set to testify as a witness in the suit brought by another suspended national executive Sammy Crabbe, who is challenging the decision of the party asking him to step aside as second vice chaiParty (NPP), Paul Afoko, is set to testify as a witness in the suit brought by another suspended national executive Sammy Crabbe, who is challenging the decision of the party asking him to step aside as second vice chaiparty asking him to step aside as second vice chairman.

The New Patriotic Party, whiles in opposition, promised to pass the RTI into law during its first year in government, but had failed to pass it as promised, and is now in its second year in government.

President John Mahama who is seeking a second term mandate is facing stiff opposition from Nana Akufo - Addo, presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

In his desperate move to get second term at all costs, the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has allegedly launched a surreptitious plan to woo members of the opposition into the Labour Party (LP), «Daily Post» learnt at the weekend.

However he is head of a minority government, and the Opposition parties, led by Stephane Dion, (second from left in the picture

However he is head of a minority government, and the Opposition parties, led by Stephane Dion, (second from left in the picture above, Michael Ignatieff to his right) just passed a private members bill that «would force Environment Minister John Baird to present a climate change plan within 60 days, providing a map for Canada to meet Kyoto's greenhouse gas reduction targets.