Sentences with phrase «social democrats»

The former Social Democrat party network pervades the policy unit and its lobbyist links.

Under the 41 - year - old Fernandez, the party has succeeded regionally in tapping into the same anger at Europe's austerity measures that has vitalized far - left European parties like Syriza in Greece that eat into traditional support for social democrats.

He said as social democrats the government can not relent on its effort to provide greater access to social services and infrastructure to the most vulnerable in the societies.

On most issues, I agree with social democrats and I disagree with the hard left who now control the Labour party.

Their main rival and current coalition partner, the centre - left Social Democrats led by Martin Schulz, got around 21 percent of the vote — their worst result in post-war Germany.

Writing on his blog, the journalist described himself as a «radical social democrat who favours the creation of a peer - to - peer sector (co-ops, open source etc) alongside the market and the state, as part of a long transition to a post-capitalist economy».

The once proud and mighty German Social Democrats (SPD) have been humbled by the election.

This week's Economist magazine celebrates in advance the widely expected defeat of the Swedish social democrats in imminent national elections.

The majority of university presidents and the majority of the Länder (German states), governed by Social Democrats and the Green Party, rejected tuition fees as antisocial.

Opposition Social Democrats won Lithuania's parliamentary election on Sunday after campaigning on promises to reverse unpopular austerity policies and boost social spending in the recession - scarred Baltic state.

5.30 pm LeftWatch: Beneath the tedium of the Lib Dem conference is an ideological battle between social democrats and classical liberals

Contemporary church teachings on economic issues are close to those of European social democrats — most of whom are ardent secularists.

I think there is now no credible intellectual case against PR because: (a) PR is obviously better in terms of fairness and (b) we now have evidence that it is also better in terms of consequences / outcomes - at least those which social democrats care most about.

Research shows that swing voters broadly support social democrat views on the crucial questions of tax and spend, the size of the public sector and the provision of public services.

I think the challenge for reciprocity social democrats is to find a way to challenge free - riding across the borad, and not just where it concerns the poor.

President Akufo - Addo said «I continue to be puzzled as to the vehemence with which so - called social democrats oppose or attempt to undermine measures designed to address poverty.

The centre - left Social Democrats led a string of coalition governments for most of the second half of the 20th century, introducing the Nordic welfare model.

In Guatemala they helped overthrow the democratically elected social democrat government of Jacobo Arbenz, replacing him with a murderous dictatorship which culminated in Rios Montt's terrible genocide against the indigenous Mayan people in the countryside.

Germany's new Conservative - Social Democrat government in a coalition agreement earlier this year has said it plans an additional «contribution» from offshore wind to help the country meet its climate targets.

«Mamaw's sentiments occupied wildly different parts of the political spectrum,» Vance writes, ranging from radical conservative to European - style social democrat depending on her mood or the moment.

Evennett was elected as the Conservative MP for Erith and Crayford at the 1983 general election when he defeated James Wellbeloved who had defected from the Labour Party to the newly formed Social Democrats in 1981.

His biggest asset is the former Social Democrat party network which pervades the policy unit and its lobbyist links.

The new party has yet to be named, but even so, a recent Gallup poll reported Stronach had 8 % of voter support, compared to 28 % for the governing Social Democrats (SPO), 21 % for its conservative coalition partner the People's Party (OVP), and 20 % for the opposition Freedom Party (FPO).

And Mr Cable, perhaps the most senior representative of the party's social democrat wing, has not wavered from the Treasury course since it took place.

The left - leaning Social Democrats (SDP), a partner in the grand coalition, has some support of with 24 percent.

Chancellor Merkel's party has beaten its rival Social Democrats in their stronghold in North Rhine - Westphalia, projections showed.

... even if, like Germany's Gerhard Schröder, German Chancellor from 1998 - 2005, you are of the general social democrat mode, you rely on centralized government action too much, and you are not above stoking rabid denunciation of U.S. efforts to fight terrorism and WMD proliferation for your own political gain.

... even if, like Germany's Gerhard Schröder, German Chancellor from 1998 - 2005, you are of the general social democrat mode, you rely on centralized government action too much, and you are not above stoking rabid denunciation of U.S. efforts to fight terrorism and WMD proliferation for....

Conservatives have an in - built strategic advantage over social democrats in the current era of austerity, in which a pared - down neo-liberalism now appears shorn of no - longer - affordable social accoutrements.

I think the discussion of the 2 republicanisms, and 2 communitarianisms can help social democrats come up with policies to improve public services like education, healthcare, and identify new labour laws worth implementing.

Also, you suggest that PR would lead to better outcomes in terms of what social democrats care about.

Portugal's conservative Social Democrats secured about 31 % of the vote.

Following a number of governing alliances between Greens and social democrats at regional level, the first federal government based on a Red - Green alliance was in power from 1998 to 2005.

He managed to bind Liberals and Social Democrats into one body, so much so that no - one can now «see the join».

The Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic (NDC), Koku Anyidoho says he still remains an unrepentant social democrat despite his detention by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for allegedly threatening a civil revolt and a coup in Ghana.

The two main contenders of the election are two centrists from the dominant center - right and center - left parties: conservative incumbent Angela Merkel and social democrat Martin Schulz.

The opposition Social Democrats made major gains, mainly at the expense of Eurosceptic parties such as the June Movement.

There are green social democrats and green anarchists and green revolutionary Marxists.

homeland's treatment by the English, battlers who simply believed in a fair - go for all, varying types of dissenters (including dogged anti-Communist social democrats), plus some outright careerists, and you had a cross-section of any factionalised State Labor Party.

Merkel's vice chancellor, Social Democrat Sigmar Gabriel, told a news conference, «If Greece wants to stay in the euro, the Greek government must quickly make a substantive offer that goes beyond its willingness thus far.»

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's long - term partner in Berkshire - Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B), usually offers a counter to Buffett's social democrat policy recommendations, such as higher progressive taxes.