Sentences with phrase «to cling to power»

She said candidates will be obligated to promise to back the Women's Equality Agenda to get the line, and that it could make up the margin of error in close races for the State Senate, where the Republicans cling to power by a single seat.

ALBANY — A nonprofit group that helped State Senate Republicans cling to power in 2012 paid nearly $ 700,000 that year to two longtime associates of Leonard Litwin, a real estate magnate who is the state's largest campaign donor, records show.

The government clung to power only by negotiating a «confidence and supply» agreement with the 10 MPs from the Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at a reputed minimum cost of a # 1bn «bung» for public spending there.

The ongoing violence in Syria is probably the most prominent example of this - the Assad regime desperately clings to power with no sign of abdicating and, according to the United Nations, 6,200 civilians have been killed by the army on the orders of the government.

No longer in the clutches of moral ambivalence, Jackie is a vengeful force in the sequel, wreaking havoc as he desperately clings to a power others seek for themselves.

Republicans have been clinging to power only by dint of an alliance with a Democrat, Simcha Felder of Brooklyn.

The former is an attempt by a minority sect to cling to power when it has been voted out, the other (given likely seats and vote shares) is a democratic government.

The NYT called on Menendez to resign, saying: «He would be doing a disservice to New Jersey by clinging to power as a disgraced politician.»

We've seen over and over — in Venezuela, in Argentina, and in Brazil — that populists can cling to power even when the economy is doing badly because they can blame their performance on scapegoats.

When the boss clings to power, the dream may wither and die.

Much of their problems are a result of desperation in clinging to power over a genuine interest in reinventing a politic commitment to service for Albertans.

The collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe briefly rejuvenated the hopes of Cubans living in the United States, though it now looks as if their homeland will not go the way of Romania or Hungary, but of North Korea — a global anachronism somehow clinging to power despite the sharp turns of history.

So it was that the Gunners not - so - faithful chose this televised Tuesday night game to express their anger at Arsene Wenger's desperate clinging to power by staying at home.

The Europa league certainly fits that bill and if Arsène — who we all know will be clinging to power for another two years — fields more of a development squad in the competition — then there is even more of a link towards the approach taken in the League Cup.

There, an autocrat condemned by the entire international community stubbornly clings to power, accusing his opponents of terrorism.

Africa is now characterized by political instability, electoral problems, civil wars and the desire for some Africa leaders to cling to power giving rise to all sort of issues.

There are no constitutional reasons why a minority Tory government should take precedence over a «rainbow coalition» of Labour, the Lib Dems and the nationalists, but Labour figures fear they will lose all public support if they are seen to cling to power too long.

That is precisely what Gordon Brown wants - his last throw of the dice is that the Conservatives will fall into this trap, allowing him to portray them as the enemies of the masses and thereby cling to power by his fingernails.

But state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is still clinging to power.

Because Sampson, Smith, et al., would rather cling to power than change the corrupt way business is done in Albany.

A discredited and exhausted Labour desperately trying to cling to power under a Miliband or an Alan Johnson.

The Communist government in East Germany is on the brink, desperately clinging to power through the iron grip of the Stasi.

The Tory victory looks like evidence of how little the public is now willing to tolerate compromise of any sort: the message that hit home hardest during the campaign was the threat of constitutional chaos if a minority Labour government had tried to cling to power with the support of the SNP and a host of other minor parties.

For instance, they struck a bargain with the Liberal Party (the so - called «Lib - Lab Pact») in a desperate bid to cling to power in 1977, by the terms of which Labour agreed to take on board certain policy proposals favoured by the Liberals, including electoral reform.

It certainly feels like Wenger will cling to power as long as possible and that's why I kind of see why the club are doing these briefings.

The level of agita over the mayor's role in campaigns outside the city underscores the uncertainty over the Senate: The Republicans, who have ruled the chamber for most of past 50 years, are clinging to power only by dint of an alliance with a Democrat, Simcha Felder of Brooklyn.

The newly installed head of a giant European investment bank schemes and clings to power when an American hedge fund company tries to take over.

With a victory, Democrats would have a numeric majority in the 63 - seat Senate, though Republicans, led by John J. Flanagan of Long Island, have been clinging to power by dint of the continuing defection of Simcha Felder, a Democrat from Brooklyn who sits and votes with the Republicans.

They will do, say, or promise anything to cling to power,» Progressive Conservative finance critic Vic Fedeli said in a statement on Monday.

«Even after an overwhelming majority of British Columbians rejected her, Christy Clark has spent weeks putting up delays and distractions to cling to power.

In some areas oppressive government clings to power, provoking killing that threatens life itself.

You forgot to mention that the lefty Spanish government has just lost a big chunk of votes as well, even though they just about managed to cling to power.

As a downstate Republican, I am sick of seeing my party behave the same way as Shelly Sliver in selling out our state just in order to cling to power.

Labour might have found a way to wriggle out of the straitjacket of spending cuts - but it's going to have to overcome its natural urge to cling to power to achieve it.

As most people wonder how long Theresa May can cling to power, a new docudrama will show how she got there in the first place.

The outcome of Senator Libous's case, in which he faces up to five years in prison, could further imperil efforts by Republicans to cling to power in the Senate, their last stronghold in New York politics.

Stefanik, who is seeking a third term this year, has repeatedly expressed disdain for Pelosi, criticizing her for «clinging to power.»

The second - term representative hailed Ryan for not «clinging to power» like Democratic minority leader Nancy Pelosi, who she slammed as being unpopular — particularly in the North Country.

But the weirdness of the ending, and the way Silver's ouster unfolded, with him trying desperately to cling to power, speaks to how epic his fall is, and how state government is starting a messily uncertain — and in some ways hopeful — new era.

«Given the state Senate and the way they operate, the way they're clinging to their power, we've got to disrupt their comfort and say no to this,» de Blasio said.

The Conservatives were left humiliated after Labour gained dozens of seats, but they have done a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party to cling to power

Jeremy Corbyn says he will mount a legal challenge against his own Labour party to cling to power

There are 31 Republicans in the 63 - member chamber, but they've clung to power by aligning with a renegade Brooklyn Democrat, Simcha Felder, as well as the four - member Independent Democratic Conference.

The Palace, together with the Conservative and Liberal Democrat leaders, made Mr Brown believe he still had a chance of clinging to power — even though they knew he didn't — because it was feared he might resign too quickly and leave Britain without a Government.