Sentences with phrase «seek as party leader»

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Democratic leaders in the state Senate on Wednesday huddled with House Democrats to discuss control of the chamber in Albany as the party seeks a new unity pact.

Friends of Dugdale have since pointed out that Rowley, when seeking election as the Scottish Party's deputy leader last year, promised that if he won he would not accept a protected place at the top of one of the lists from which a 56 of Holyrood's 129 MSPs are elected under a system of proportional representation only to go back on his word as soon as he won that particular race.

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.

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.

While other right - wing leaders either deserted the cause or joined the left to profit from its structural advantage (which cleverly used Franco's regime to portray the right as repressive and intrinsically antidemocratic) and Suárez «centre party» was collapsing, Fraga's solitary work from 1977 to 1989 to build a united center - right party recalls Tennyson's final line in Ulysses» monologue: «to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield».

Conference will be extremely important as the new leader seeks to unite the party (and possibly the Miliband family) after the contest and start to build a new team to take on the coalition.

In building up his own Momentum organisation and trying to amend the constitutional rules of the Labour party to favour the Left, Corbyn has sought to «make the weather» as leader rather than accepting the structural context he inherited.

Rep. Steve Israel, a New York Democrat who rose as a leader within his party, said late Tuesday he will not seek a ninth term in Congress.

«When the Kings County leader announced several weeks ago that he would not seek another term as County Leader, I believed that there was a real opportunity for change and a fresh start for the Democratic party here in Broleader announced several weeks ago that he would not seek another term as County Leader, I believed that there was a real opportunity for change and a fresh start for the Democratic party here in BroLeader, I believed that there was a real opportunity for change and a fresh start for the Democratic party here in Brooklyn.

The cartoonist Peter Shrank notably depicted Blair as Antony when the then Labour leader was seeking to dilute trade union power early on during his time at the top of the party.

As DiNapoli seeks his first full term this fall — the former Democratic assemblyman was picked for the post in 2007 — his party's leaders have made divestment a political issue.

Pat McFadden, the former minister, called for the party to seek inspiration from its «three great postwar leaders», who he named as Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson and Tony Blair.

As the Labour party seeks to move on from Ed Miliband, its leading lights have been keen to distance themselves from the former leader's so - called anti-business stance.

He described the former party leader's office as «very nervous» because it had sought media attention before finding a member of the public to explain «what it was like to survive on a minimum wage».

I am however deeply disappointed with the discussion and by your failure to recognise that the turmoil after the Referendum vote, a likely Autumn election, the responsibility to hold the Labour Party together and the very wide - and ever widening - concerns about your leadership require a fresh leadership election, with you stepping aside as Leader to seek a new mandate if you aspire to lead Labour into the coming General Election.

As top Republicans expressed astonishment and alarm over Donald Trump's paltry campaign fundraising totals, the presumptive nominee blamed party leaders Tuesday and threatened to rely on his personal fortune instead of helping the GOP seek the cash it needs.

PHILADELPHIA — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has struggled during the past year as he has sought to position himself as a national leader in the left wing of the Democratic Party and influence the 2016 presidential election.

The national party has no cogent plan, and while this is better than the sheer insanity of the Republicans, people are scared and are seeking saviors, and we have a President as a leader of the Dem.

Governor Cuomo is now calling for an independent investigation by the state's ethics board, and one of the legislators named in the scandals, Assemblyman Vito Lopez, has decided not to seek re election as Brooklyn Democratic Party leader.

While he may not be seeking the White House, de Blasio clearly sees himself as a national party leader.

[157] Heath was widely seen as ineffective against Wilson, and as the 1970 general election approached there was concern within the party that he would lose, and that Powell would seek to replace him as leader.

But as federal Labor leader Bill Shorten seeks to reinvent his party, he will do well to examine the reforms his UK counterpart Ed Miliband has introduced to the Labour Party in Briparty, he will do well to examine the reforms his UK counterpart Ed Miliband has introduced to the Labour Party in BriParty in Britain.

ALBANY — Two labor leaders with strong positions in the Working Families Party indicated they'll be with Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he seeks its line and runs for reelection.

The acting National Chairman, Freddie Blay and acting General Secretary, John Boadu are among those seeking election as substantive leaders of the party.

She focused throughout her campaign on ethics reform, seeking at every turn to tie Martins to the scandal - scarred Republican Party, including outgoing GOP Executive Ed Mangano, who is fighting corruption charges and did not seek re-election, as well as former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

I'm afraid that the world has moved on from the time when a well crafted piece from John Redwood would be enough to send potential Ukip jacks back into their Tory boxes.A party where the old guard of Maude Clarke, Hurd, Heseltine, Gummer, Patten etc clearly now pull the strings of an inexperienced leader just endorses the fear of being conned.What did happen to the Tory policy on fisheries?Why can only backbenchers support BOO whilst shadow (non) ministers and whips are blackmailed into supporting the collective policy of continued EU membership.Why would those seeking disengagement from what even the most active champions of the EU now CONTINUALLY refer to as an experiment vote Conservative?

In an interview with the Journal, Lhota described the allegations against Council Member Dan Halloran, a Republican, and two leaders of county - level Republican organizations in the city as a «stain» on the party — and something he would seek to address in the coming months of campaigning for mayor.

Former Republican and now independent Bo Dietl had been seeking the Republican Party nod, but party leaders recently stated they would not be giving the former NYPD officer and private detective the Wilson - Pakula authorization needed to run as a non-Republican on the party's ballot Party nod, but party leaders recently stated they would not be giving the former NYPD officer and private detective the Wilson - Pakula authorization needed to run as a non-Republican on the party's ballot party leaders recently stated they would not be giving the former NYPD officer and private detective the Wilson - Pakula authorization needed to run as a non-Republican on the party's ballot party's ballot line.

Onondaga County Republican Chairman Thomas Dadey Jr. said Monday he plans to seek a second two - year term as leader of the party.

The intervention puts the party leader in a tough spot as he seeks to keep Brexit supporters in Labour heartlands on board as well.

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Kenneth Auerbach, Brookhaven Conservative co-leader who is seeking to oust Tinari as party leader, said the payments remain questionable.

Organisations are welcome, as long as they do not seek to overturn the democratic procedures of the Party, including the elections for leader and deputy leader.

SNP leader will seek to pile further pressure on Jeremy Corbyn as she contrasts her party's disciplined stance with Labour's chaotic position on the issue

In 1961, at the age of 55, Mr. Beame ran for office for the first time — as the candidate for city comptroller on a ticket headed by Mr. Wagner, who had been mayor for eight years and, though opposed by party leaders, was seeking a third term on a «beat the bosses» slate.

Earlier investments of nearly $ 3 million in this personalized learning portfolio include Rocketship, a national network of blended learning schools seeking to eliminate the achievement gap in low - income neighborhoods, New York City's School of One blending learning model upon which New Classrooms is based, and CFY, a national nonprofit organization that runs the acclaimed online learning platform, PowerMyLearning.com, which provides students, teachers, parents and school leaders with free online access to pre-screened digital learning activities produced by third parties, as well as consumer ratings.

Notable mandates: Represented physicians involved in providing care to Ashley Smith during the 2013 coroner's inquest; acted for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in a defamation action against Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Tim Hudak and energy critic Lisa MacLeod; in Wise v. Iran, acted for a Canadian victim of a suicide bombing (executed by individuals who received material support from Iran) who sought leave to intervene in ongoing proceedings commenced by United States plaintiffs in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking orders recognizing the enforceability in Ontario of judgments they obtained from a U.S. court against Iran totaling about $ 370 million; in Khadr v. Edmonton Institution, acted as lead counsel for an intervener, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to argue that in interpreting Omar Khadr's sentence for the purpose of enforcing it in Canada, Correctional Services Canada was obliged to consider Khadr's right to liberty and principles of fundamental justice; acted for a physician in a malpractice claim in Moore v. Getahun, a precedent - setting case about restrictions on communication between counsel and experts in preparation of expert reports.

As Republican Party insiders from around the country converge on South Florida for their last gathering before the summer presidential convention, the party's chief strategist sought Wednesday to tamp down conspiracy theories that leaders are plottiParty insiders from around the country converge on South Florida for their last gathering before the summer presidential convention, the party's chief strategist sought Wednesday to tamp down conspiracy theories that leaders are plottiparty's chief strategist sought Wednesday to tamp down conspiracy theories that leaders are plotting...