Sentences with phrase «selected by the party leaders»

Because this is a special election, there will be no primary and the candidates will be selected by the party leaders (or bosses, if you prefer).

(Party nominees are selected by party leaders, not via a primary, in such special elections.)

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Whatever seeming consistencies in your Bible were purposefully selected by early Church leaders in choosing only ancient Middle Eastern writings which toed their «party line».

Regardless of who is selected by local party leaders to run, the special election is expected to be one of the most costly in the state's recent history, given the stakes for control of the chamber.

It appears that Democratic Party leaders are coalescing behind Kavanagh in advance of today's vote by party leaders to select a candidate to run in the yet to be called special elecParty leaders are coalescing behind Kavanagh in advance of today's vote by party leaders to select a candidate to run in the yet to be called special elecparty leaders to select a candidate to run in the yet to be called special election.

@Stuart White: The Cabinet Office rule - book (draft of chapter 6, approved by the House of Commons Select Committee on Justice and drawn up in consultation, I understand, with the party leaders and with constitutional experts) lays it down that after an election the incumbent prime minister has a duty, as well as a right, to remain in office until there's clear and incontrovertible evidence that someone else is definitely in a position to command majority support in the house of commons.

Donovan was selected by Republican leaders as the party's nominee in the resulting May 2015 special election, defeating Democratic Council Member Vinnie Gentile, and was elected to a full term in November 2016.

On 1 March 2014, at a special conference the party reformed internal Labour election procedures, including replacing the electoral college system for selecting new leaders with a «one member, one vote» system following the recommendation of a review by former general - secretary Ray Collins.

Whenever a leadership election becomes necessary on account of a vacancy arising suddenly, an interim leader (often informally called the interim prime minister in cases where this involves a governing party) will be selected by the parliamentary party, usually with the stipulation or expectation that the interim leader will not be a candidate for the permanent leadership.

Labour party figures are said to be waiting for Scottish Labour to have selected a leader before holding a by - election in Glenrothes, the constituency whose MP died on Tuesday.

It would seem that leaders selected by party insiders — or sitting presidents who are renominated without a fight — are better positioned to win general elections than candidates who first have to win difficult intra-party battles.

Along the way, they have discovered something astonishing: Parties that conduct primaries have a much better chance of fielding candidates who go on to win general elections than parties whose leaders are selected or nominated by party bParties that conduct primaries have a much better chance of fielding candidates who go on to win general elections than parties whose leaders are selected or nominated by party bparties whose leaders are selected or nominated by party bigwigs.

In contrast to the United States, party leaders in Britain are selected by the equivalent of superdelegates, such as members of Parliament.

Last week Tower Hamlets Labour group, myopic in their perpetual factionalism, joined forces with local Tories to vote down the annual budget proposed by the former Labour council leader and now independent mayor Lutfur Rahman, who of course was removed as Labour candidate by the National Executive Committee in the run up to the 2010 mayoral election, despite having been selected by a majority of local party members.

The Queens Democrats aren't scheduled to vote on who they'll run in retiring Rep. Gary Ackerman's stead until tomorrow at 8:30 a.m., but party leaders plan on putting forth a consensus candidate they will select by the end of the day today.

On 6 April, Flight was deselected as a Conservative candidate by then - party leader Michael Howard, and removed from his role as party deputy chairman, [4] and his party began the process of selecting a new candidate.

New Lake County Councilman Jamal Washington, D - Merrillville, has been tapped by the county's Democratic Party leader to be part of the committee that selects the district's representative to the 2016 national convention.

In his book Choosing A Leader Leonard Stark suggests three criteria by which political parties select candidates for the top spot.

Although members» privileges are being eroded by the leadership there has to be responsibilities attached to the fact that members, for example, have a right to elect the party leader and select candidates.

The local Labour party had selected as their PPC the left - winger Peter Tatchell, who was disowned by the then Labour leader Michael Foot.

This quirk has given the party establishment here (loathed by supporters of Donald Trump) a boost of relevance as all three major party candidates are expected for a fundraising dinner Thursday night for the Republican State Committee, whose members, and leaders, will select the delegates.