Sentences with phrase «than an incumbent president»

All else being equal, the opposition party has a better chance against a new candidate than an incumbent President.

Not exact matches

At least 240 people have been killed, and more than 200,000 have fled the country since the opposition took to the streets to protest the incumbent's refusal to give up power and they charged the president was violating the country's constitution.

After incumbent president Hamid Karzai accepted the need for a second round yesterday coalition forces are contemplating preparing a second round of voting to take place on November 7th, less than three weeks away.

Addressing members of the Tertiary Education Institution Network, TEIN, at the Tamale Technical University, Vice President Amissah - Arthur said it is a known fact that some regions are well resourced than others and it is incumbent on government to bridge that gap as part of nation building.

«At the federal level, presidential candidate Ross Perot remains the self - financing record holder, having poured more than $ 63.5 million of his own cash into a bid that earned him about 20 percent of the national popular vote, zero electoral votes and a third - place finish behind Democrat Bill Clinton and incumbent Republican President George H.W. Bush.»

More than 2 million responses led to a clear prediction: The Republican candidate, Alf Landon, would receive 57 percent of the vote and easily defeat incumbent President Franklin Roosevelt, the Democratic candidate.

With no incumbent running for president in 2008, the primaries will present voters with more choices than they've seen in many years.