Sentences with phrase «up to the election held»

In the lead - up to the election held on 22 September 2013, all major political parties in Germany articulated policy positions in support of the call for a ban on fully autonomous weapons.

Not exact matches

The GOP took back the Senate and strengthened its hold in the House of Representatives, setting up two years of divided government leading up to the 2016 Presidential elections.

They started moving up immediately after polling for assembly elections in Gujarat concluded on December 14, leading to speculation that government may have asked oil companies to hold on to the prices.

Vote to officially disband your group at the end of each year, make elections annual, and then start up your group and hold elections immediately so any outsiders coming in later will hold no influence.

The only surprise yesterday was the GOP strangehold over the House being held — so we'll have to step up the vote at the next election to free the House from the poison too.

For example, business leaders in the aftermath of the popular protests that challenged U.S. involvement in Vietnam complained about too much democracy in the United States.6 In a similar way, free elections are held up by U.S. leaders as essential for democracy unless political parties opposed to U.S. interests win.

This election has held up a mirror to our nation, and what we saw wasn't pretty.

Graham did not endorse Trump, but held prayer rallies in all 50 states leading up to the election.

Jones himself will not be up for re-election until 2020, at which time he will likely be the Democrats» version of former Senator Scott Brown, the surprise Republican winner of a 2010 Massachusetts special election, who was unable to hold the seat under more normal conditions.

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell and shadow business secretary Rebecca Long Bailey both attended a private event held by the club in the run - up to the general election, and McDonnell also recently attended a private round table event at the London Stock Exchange.

Back in 2007, Brown opened himself up to accusations of dithering when he considered holding an early election, refused to dampen down speculation and then finally announced there would not be an early election after all.

If we do not hold a General Election now their political gameplaying will continue and the negotiations with the EU will reach their most difficult stage in the run - up to the next scheduled eElection now their political gameplaying will continue and the negotiations with the EU will reach their most difficult stage in the run - up to the next scheduled electionelection.

In his keynote speech at the end of the Lib Dem conference in Brighton, Farron ruled out ever working with «Marxist» Jeremy Corbyn, who he said had given up on holding the Conservative government to account or winning the next election.

People can register to vote up to 11 days before an election, meaning if the general election is to be held on Thursday 6 May, the deadline to register will be Tuesday 20 April.

«If we do not hold a general election now their political game - playing will continue, and the negotiations with the European Union will reach their most difficult stage in the run - up to the next scheduled election.

A general election now would probably see the Tory majority chipped away at, but Labour only able to govern in coalition with other progressive parties, in such an unstable formulation that it couldn't hold for long, if they could even set it up in the first place.

A hospital reconfiguration near to my home was put on hold for up to a year before the General Election last year and, on occasion, this was justified due to «purdah».

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under pressure from the left to call the election ASAP, but he has suggested the race won't be held until after the April 1 budget deadline, leaving the GOP in charge of the chamber for what is shaping up to be a difficult budget battle.

In an election held this month, Raymond Benedict Bartholomew Michael Asquith, third earl of Oxford and Asquith was elected to take up the seat in the House of Lords vacated by the death of Robert Alexander Hold Methuen, the seventh baron Methuen.

A series of local events highlighting legislators» reliance on out - of - district campaign contributions is being held around the state this week and next as part of a build - up to the formal launch of a new coalition called Fair Elections for New York on April 17.

The coalition would be ideologically diverse, and would agree to (1) set up PR, (2) set up a citizens convention to look into other constitutional changes, and (3) hold another general election (under PR, obviously).

This reminds me just before the last general election a Labour spy was in a private meeting held by a Tory MP talking about the party having to put up taxes if the Tories won the election which went against the party line.

Since it's pretty much completely up to the state legislature, why can't it choose to hold an election by the entire population (including non-citizens, or even minors if they really wanted to)?

If Jo Swinson beats the odds to hold her East Dunbartonshire seat, she would stand a very good chance — on her own merits, but also because the party is embarrassed by its lack of women MPs, and likely to be more so after the next election (though chances are the Farron or Lamb teams will try to sign her up to a «dream ticket» as deputy leader).

Battleground chamber: The Nevada Senate held a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of one seat, which amounted to 9 percent of the seats up for election in 2014.

«The speaker is in no mood to hold up the budget over teacher evaluations or anything else, especially in an election year,» said a source close to Assembly Democrats.

Cuomo says the Democrats had already tentatively agreed to reunite after special elections for two Senate seats to be held April 24th, so he only moved up the plan two weeks.

Battleground chambers: The Pennsylvania Senate held a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of four seats, which amounted to 16 percent of the seats up for election in 2014.

In the run - up to the Scottish parliamentary elections due to be held in 2016, The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is calling on Scotland's political parties to prioritise the four tax principles of Adam Smith: equality, certainty, convenience and economy, in their design of a new council tax system.

Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito's confirmation as OGS commissioner is holding up a special election to replace her.

The Labour conference is being held in Brighton this year, with Gordon Brown desperately trying to drum up party unity ahead of a historic general election.

The number of people held for three to six months has shot up from 1,757 at the time of the last election to 2,385 in this one.

As in the local elections, the Tory vote has held up well, but leader Nick Bourne failed to hold onto his seat.

Ten of New York's Democratic - held House seats were ranked as competitive by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report prior to the election; the 4th District was ranked likely Democratic; the 13th, 22nd and 25th Districts were ranked as lean Democratic; the 1st, 19th, 20th, 23rd and 24th were ranked as toss - ups; and the 29th District was ranked as likely Republican.

I don't put much store in opinion polls, but if true it would only indicate roughly what you would expect to happen at this point in the parliament - 32 % isn't that much lower than Labour got in the 2005 General Election and all it would suggest is that the Liberal Democrats are having a reversal - tactical voting could see them holding onto many of their current seats, indeed it is even possible that if they got 17 % of the vote that if it focused in an area that they could actually end up with more seats, where the switches in support are occuring is crucial - if they are focused then if the Conservative Party were to get 39 % then it might still result in them getting fewer seats than Labour or in extremis winning a 150 seat majority or so?

And now, in the run up to the 2015 British election, the Conservative party has made holding a referendum on EU membership a central campaign promise.

However, on a duel carriageway just outside the town, a large Conservative banner held up by two thick pieces of wood did not seem to realise the election was over.

If Mayer wins and Democrats hold onto another seat up for special election in the Bronx, where they're heavily favored on Tuesday, they would still need to convince Sen. Simcha Felder, a Democrat from Brooklyn who conferences with the Senate Republicans, to rejoin their conference.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order proclaiming special elections to be held for the 11 open legislative seats on April 24, and many races are already beginning to heat up.

Mr Miliband held a press conference to highlight Labour's opposition to the plans, as he tried to secure as much political capital as possible in the run - up to the local elections.

«Less than five weeks until Election Day and Martins sits in a very strong position — a 25 - point lead, holding 82 percent of Republicans, winning among independents nearly two - to - one and picking up the support of one - third of Democrats,» said Siena pollster Steven Greenberg.

With some nine months to the holding of the general elections, Nana Akufo - Addo admonished all Krobos not to pay heed to those who, whenever elections come up, seek to divide them along ethnic and political lines for electoral gain, stressing that «we are all Ghanaians and are one people».

The NDC lost the Walewale parliamentary seat in the 2012 general election to the New Patriotic Party (NPP); the NDC again lost the Kumbungu seat to the Convention People's Party (CPP) in a bye - election held in 2013 after Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni, the then sitting NDC Member of Parliament (MP), resigned from Parliament to take up an international position.

In a strange quirk of fate, Labour's poll rating is almost identical to the party's performance in 1983 — regularly held up as the benchmark by which all other general election disasters should be judged.

When initial explorations into voting reform were last made by the late Roy Jenkins, it was shown that, had the 1997 election been held under the alternative vote system, Labour's already huge majority would have gone up from 179 to 245.

Some Democrats don't wind up facing general election opposition, though there are a handful of districts across the city that are either held by Republicans or could reasonably be swung to the GOP.

The grand jury indictment against Ortt involved allegedly false filings of election campaign documents over what Schneiderman said was an illegal scheme intended to make up for a $ 5,000 cut in pay Ortt would get as mayor from posts he held as North Tonawanda city clerk and treasurer.

The seats surveyed by Channel 4 News, which are currently held by Labour with a majority of 6 - 14 per cent, will prove crucial in the run - up to the next election.

If you take an overall view of Labour's performance they seem to be holding their own, but not making any significant advance — of the 164 local by - elections so far this year (up to August 11th) Labour have made a net gain of 2 seats.

At the meeting on Saturday, the five - member board also discussed funding for the Network set up in 2008 to promote credible elections in the sub-region, and also recommended more Needs Assessment and Follow - up Missions to ECONEC members which have held or are planning elections.