Sentences with phrase «voting power while»

Ek has 37.3 % voting power while Lorentzon has 43.1 %.

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«What has changed is that while there used to be a modicum of congressional bargaining across major policy developments, the party in power now tries to pass legislation on straight party - line votes,» says Mr. Jillson.

Zuckerberg's base salary was unchanged at $ 1, while his total voting power at Facebook rose marginally to 59.9 percent.

While fundamentally the consolidation of power could cut Turkey's structural growth potential, cyclically the destructive focus on short - term votes to win the referendum should give way to a more pragmatic focus on returning to growth,» the bank said.

While parliament has no power to dismember a firm, the vote highlights the underlining, widespread concern among EU politicians about American dominance of the Internet industry.

Snap is going public and enjoying the benefits of an IPO (influx of cash) while giving away zero voting power to new investors.

This power, in place until at least 2018 under Congressional authorization, allows the President to send trade deals through Congress without amendment while leaving the House of Representatives and Senate the authority to simply vote up or down on the finished result.

In this particular instance it is not very difficult to imagine scenarios in the not - too - distant future in which there might occur resurgences of socialist policies and ideals: the failure of neo-capitalist regimes in developing societies and / or the formerly Communist countries in Europe to achieve economic take - off; the insight granted to sundry dictators and despots that, while socialism invariably immiserates the masses, it is a very good recipe for enriching those who claim to hold power as the vanguard of the masses; the «creeping socialism» (still an aptly descriptive term) brought on by massive government intervention in the economy in the name of some societal good, e.g., there could be an environmentalist road to socialism, or a feminist one, or one constructed (perhaps inadvertently) with some other building blocks of politically managed regulations and entitlements; or, last but not least, the actual restoration of socialism, by coup or by voting, in a number of countries, beginning with Russia.

«Wet shares» have voting rights and are owned by Fonterra's farmer suppliers, while its «dry shares» allow non-farmer investors to own economic rights to Fonterra's earnings and dividends without voting power.

While many supporters blamed their national executives and government appointees for not doing enough to retain power, some blamed former President Rawlings for his seemingly apathetic attitude towards the party's campaign which they say persuaded his numerous fans from voting.

That is exactly the issue at hand with our democracy today: politics concentrates power to a handful of voters in wealthier swing seats, while throwing 22m votes in the electoral scrapheap.

But while the voting process itself has been described as fair by most international observers, the political campaign and the actual counting of the votes — no doubt the most important part of the democratic election process — has been characterized by the abuse of power, the excessive role of money, extraordinary events such as power cuts in the polling stations, fights between party representatives, accusations of fraud and scandals in denying observers access to polling stations.

While the «Brexiteers» now hold power, they must convince their Conservative colleagues in Parliament to vote for the Brexit agreement that May will present for a «take it or leave it» vote following international negotiations.

In March 2009, while Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Miliband attended the UK premiere of climate change film The Age of Stupid, where he was ambushed by actor Pete Postlethwaite, who threatened to return his OBE and vote for any party other than Labour if the Kingsnorth coal - fired power station were to be given the go - ahead by the government.

Born in the era of Clinton's centrism, the WFP offered something similar: a way for progressives, frustrated with the party's direction, to support Democrats against the GOP, while sending a signal to Dems that their power depended on votes from a mobilized left wing.

Add to this the political and legislative workload involved in devolving further powers to Scotland — and potentially revisiting the Smith Commission proposals in the process due to the SNP landslide — while also crafting a working arrangement for English votes for English laws, and it's obvious that the government has more than enough to be going on with as far as constitutional politics is concerned.

While we have always been aware of the power of our vote, in these times we are paying close attention to the need to support those who support us.»

They had been expected to give Obiano a run for his votes, because the APC currently holds power at the centre, while the PDP had held power at the centre and in Anambra.

While Quinn's «fingerprints» are on several bills, the power to coax another colleague to introduce her legislation mitigates any backlash from core voting blocs and curries favor with fellow Council members, according to Quinn's spox.

While the city's request has been winding its way through the regulatory pipeline for a number of years, the governor's office has given no indication regarding his intentions in terms of whether or not, as one of eight Great Lake states governors with veto power over the proposal, he will vote to approve the unprecedented water diversion.

He pointed out that in 2008 Prof. Mills was voted for while current president Mahama was also voted for in 2012 stressing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been in power for 8 years unlike the claims of John Mahama that he requires another 4 years to conclude developmental projects he's started.

(while territories may not have congresscritters they still have theoretically at least some lobbying power, e.g. Puerto Rico has US citizens who can vote in US elections, if they live outside PR)

A power struggle between the House of Commons and the House of Lords is underway after a motion to delay # 4.4 billion of tax credit cuts while an impact assessment is carried out was voted in on Monday.

In his response, Saraki told Okorocha that he had raised vital issues that the National Assembly caucus of the APC would look into, while assuring the governor that the Senate would work together to deliver the dividends of democracy to Nigerians that voted the APC into power.

After a second day of impassioned debate in the House of Commons, a total of 498 MPs voted to give a second reading to the short bill granting the government the power to invoke article 50, while 114 voted against.

Yes, it's that time of year again, time for campaign - weary politicians to seek the healing powers of the sun, sand and surf while also currying favor with a key voting block for future electoral runs.

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has declared that while it remains a fact that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lost power after 16 years, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will be voted out after four years, adding that only a mad man would want to defect into the party presently in power.

WCBS reports: «While the governor can't force senators to vote on or debate bills, the New York Constitution grants him the power to call a special legislative session — and experts say he can even keep the senators in the state house with the help of state police.»

The manufacturer was the seventh best in our Driver Power 2014 satisfaction survey, while its dealers were voted a respectable 10th in our rundown in the same year.

Friday's scuttlebutt claimed that today Microsoft would reveal a company - branded Windows RT tablet, while others voting for the less powerful e-reader option have said it could be powered by the upcoming Windows Phone 8.

While a more realistic assumption, such as a power law distribution in shareholder size, will change the values of voting power, it will not change the main results: percentage ownership alone does not equal voting power, allowing for full optimization of voting power.

This rich and varied library of classic titles crafted by developers who were arguably at the peak of their creative powers are what makes the SNES such a beloved console even after all this time; while both the NES and Wii sold more units in total, this 16 - bit powerhouse arguably has the superior lineup of software and it's not surprise that you voted it your favorite console of all time.

Warmists don't have a rational argument, with the assistance of a thug media complex that shares their voting record they had power and have exercised it for the past 50 years in particular.Once again Dr. Curry, you give them cover while pointing out their abuses.

The changes reduce the voting power of smaller member states, while increasing it for the likes of the UK and Germany.

Democrats and Republicans had, in the course of a few short months, effectively switched policy positions on energy, with Democrats voting to hand trillions in new subsidies to coal - burning utilities and power plants while gutting Clean Air Act restrictions on the construction of coal - fired power plants, and Republicans, long - standing coal boosters, voting against a pro-coal bill.

While Bose will bring the star power, he will be accompanied by Christina Ora, a 17 - year old native of the Solomon Islands, who is there for the emotional vote.

In 2016, the Supreme Court voted narrowly to place a hold on Clean Power Plan implementation, while the courts consider the merits of legal challenges backed by ACCCE.

I am not at all surprised that the Benchers exercised their power to delay the democratic process; the vote, hoping the problem will eventually solve itself while they continue to study it.

Participants receive their reward in two parts: Steem Power enhances voting abilities, while the Steem Dollar is a cryptocurrency roughly equal in price to US dollar and already accepted by such exchanges as Bittrex and OpenLedger.

At a fraction of the cost and time it currently takes to launch a securities token, Polymath - powered issuers will be able to launch custom tokens that can pay dividends, govern management, conduct proxy votes and collect fees — all while complying with global KYC / AML requirements via smart contract technology.»