Sentences with phrase «vote for a party closest»

Above all, citizens could vote for a party closest to their views.

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Italian shares on its FTSE MIB index closed up over 1.5 percent, as traders awaited for clarity on which parties are going to form the next government following the inconclusive vote over the weekend.

This is unfortunate, because it means that it is bad for someone to really have their say and vote for a third party that is closer to what they believe, and because it entrenches the established parties, whom I would argue are both in desperate need of major evolution.

But in exchange for getting the popular Democratic gubernatorial candidate on its line — thus ensuring it would well surpass the required 50,000 - vote mark to live another four years (the party ended up moving to Row D)-- the WFP had to agree to Cuomo's «New NY Agenda,» which included a slew of agenda items — the property tax cap, no new taxes to close the budget deficit etc. — that the left had opposed.

Maybe some form of strategic voting could come close (first vote for a major party like the CDU and SPD, second vote for their «natural» coalition partner like the FDP or the Greens).

The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates.

42 % of UKIP supporters say they will definitely vote for their party which is a big enough figure to worry the Conservatives and make a mockery of those who hope that UKIP support will return closer to the 3.5 % they picked up in 2010 by the time of the next election.

The ballots for the Conservative party leadership close today, with David Cameron set to beat rival David Davis by as much as two votes to one.

In BBC Keywards fought by all four parties, the correlation between the change in the UKIP share of the vote since 2010 and that for the Conservatives was very similar to that between UKIP and Labour: both close to -0.3.

But following a fractious meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party last night, Mr Lewis, a close ally of Mr Corbyn, said of Labour MPs who vote for action: «On their heads be it».

In contrast, people saw Labour as «the best bet for those wanting to keep closer ties with our European neighbours», the researchers found, with the party winning remain votes from not just the Conservatives but also the more obviously pro-EU Liberal Democrats and Greens.

Shadow chancellor George Osborne announced that «a vote for the Hung Parliament party is a vote for politics behind closed doors, indecision and weak government, a paralysed economy and yet another election».

Sources close to Mr Corbyn say the bulk of those who have joined the party have done so to vote for him if another leadership election takes place.

The more seats a party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 MP's.

The two Republican choices for Town Board, Jim Dinizio and Bob Ghosio, were elected with a combined 58 percent of the total vote — a drop from 2011 when the party secured close to 64 percent of the Town Board election, but more than enough to maintain a 5 - 0 Town Board majority.

More voters — Deadlines for registering and for switching parties must be closer to election dates, eligible voters should be automatically registered when they conduct business with various state agencies, and early voting is a must, perhaps starting the weekend before Election Day.

What is clear from last nights elections is that whilst in Scotland is moving closer to the EU the people of England and Wales no matter what eurosceptic party they voted for are against the EU.

American Third Position Party candidate Harry Bertram, who got 0.35 % of the vote for Governor of West Virginia in the recent special election, ran a controversial ad in the campaign's closing days that proclaimed him to be the «voice for white American issues,» according to WTOV channel 9.

MacKay, a close ally of Cuomo, has already provided an «early» endorsement to another of McDonald's GOP colleagues who crossed the aisle to vote «yes» on the governor's gay marriage bill and is now paying the price for it on the right: Sen. Mark Grisanti, who lost the Erie County Conservative Party nod to Democrat (yeah, well, it's WNY politics, remember) Chuck Swanick.

In systems with a threshold, people who prefer a larger party may tactically vote for a minor party that is predicted to poll close to or slightly below the threshold.

Gut Check Full Service... Local Democrats call for his resignation, too: «We are not here to determine guilt or innocence,» party Chair Francine Busby said after emerging from the closed session where the committee voted 34 - 6 for resignation.

More than three quarters said one of their main reasons for voting Labour had been that the party's values were closest to their own; fewer than half said it had been because they thought Labour would have made the most competent government.

Okoe Mensah, spokesperson for the said branch executives, addressing a news conference at the party's constituency office in Prampram said, «Judging from the period between 11 am and the closing time of 5 pm on the voting day, the total votes obtained at Ahwiam, Lekpongunor and Dawa could not have been correct if multiple voting had not taken place.

She also beat out Schabot in the close vote for the Democratic Party endorsement at the party's nominating convention inParty endorsement at the party's nominating convention inparty's nominating convention in May.

As voting to elect the new leader of the British Labour Party draws to a close, former leader Tony Blair is telling the party faithful that they are on the horns of a dilemma: remain true to the core values of the party or vote for a leader who will make the party electParty draws to a close, former leader Tony Blair is telling the party faithful that they are on the horns of a dilemma: remain true to the core values of the party or vote for a leader who will make the party electparty faithful that they are on the horns of a dilemma: remain true to the core values of the party or vote for a leader who will make the party electparty or vote for a leader who will make the party electparty electable.

Hawkins garnered 176,269 votes (5 percent) for governor, but noted that the Green candidate for attorney general received 76,697 votes, which is closer to the party's base level of support, he said.

Since New York is a closed primary state, only registered members of those two parties can vote for judges Tuesday.

After RNC members voted to make their confab with the six candidates for party chairman closed to those not on the committee, nearly two dozen members of the media and a national TV crew were forced to leave the event and wait for news outside the conference room doors.

How about moving deadlines for registering to vote and for changing parties closer to election dates, automatically registering eligible voters when they do business with state agencies, early voting, and making candidates» access to ballots easier?

In New York, the parties are listed on the ballot in order of how many votes they received for Governor, so the Democratic and Republican Parties are always closer to the top of the ballot than all other pparties are listed on the ballot in order of how many votes they received for Governor, so the Democratic and Republican Parties are always closer to the top of the ballot than all other pParties are always closer to the top of the ballot than all other partiesparties.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had on Sunday declared Rotimi Akeredolu of the APC winner of the Saturday's governorship election in the state after polling 244,842 votes to beat his closest rival, Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who garnered 150, 380 votes, while Mr Olusola Oke of the Alliance for Democracy, AD, followed with 126, 889 votes.

Ridings where the race was close were identified, and participants were matched with a person in a different riding where a vote for the other party was needed.