Sentences with phrase «years after the last election»

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Budget cuts not possible - Buswell The state government's economic policy was in tatters last night after Treasurer Troy Buswell conceded he would not achieve the controversial 3 per cent cuts expected to pay for election promises in this year's budget.

After returning to Serbia in late 2015 after 12 years in detention, Seselj led his party back into parliament last year as the strongest opposition force, and he now hopes for success in a presidential election due in AAfter returning to Serbia in late 2015 after 12 years in detention, Seselj led his party back into parliament last year as the strongest opposition force, and he now hopes for success in a presidential election due in Aafter 12 years in detention, Seselj led his party back into parliament last year as the strongest opposition force, and he now hopes for success in a presidential election due in April.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was offered $ 60 million by Congress from Defense Department funds last year to fight Russian election interference efforts — but after Tillerson waited for seven months trying to decide whether he wanted to spend it or not, the offer was withdrawn, and none of the money was used, according to The New York Times.

Polling conducted after last year's federal elections showed that over 62 % of Australians support legalizing same - sex marriage.

Moore claimed he took the test shortly after losing the special election and that it «concerned allegations of sexual misconduct made against me during the last month of the campaign by Leigh Corfman, Beverly Nelson, and Tina Johnson for «alleged» conduct approximately 30 - 40 years ago.»

After failing to predict the Conservative Party's victory in last year's general election, the U.K.'s pollsters were under pressure.

The GOP holds just a one - seat majority in the chamber after the surprise victory of Democrat Doug Jones in last year's Alabama special election; that means they can lose just one Republican vote, even under reconciliation (Vice President Mike Pence would cast a tie - breaker in the case of a 50 - 50 split).

Last week we crossed the one year mark after president's election.

As you can see, we are in a neutral zone after reaching a more exuberant range at the end of last year following the US election.

The most recent notable exception was Ken Kowalski, who retired before the last election after 33 years as a PC MLA (and his three decade long political career in provincial politics is very uncommon).

Facebook also came under scrutiny last year after the revelation that Russians had used the site in its attempts to affect the 2016 election.

And after President Donald Trump's surprise election victory in 2016, investors rejoiced over his promises of big tax cuts to provide further economic stimulus; late last year, Trump delivered.

If you went strictly by Stephen Harper's spoken record, he never resigned as Conservative leader after last fall's election defeat, and he's got no plans to do anything but carry out his full four - year term as MP for Calgary Heritage.

After the debt ceiling fiasco in the summer of last year, Obama and his political team all but abandoned governing and subordinated everything to the imperatives of winning the 2012 election.

An exit poll published after last year's US Presidential election by the Pew Research Center suggested that 81 - per - cent of people identifying as «white, born - again, evangelical Christians» chose Mr Trump over Hillary Clinton.

After a tenuous relationship on Twitter during the run - up to last year's presidential election, The Vatican confirmed yesterday that President Donald Trump will meet with Pope Francis on...

The Tehran government seemed to be looking away for a while, but repression for all religious minorities in Iran has worsened since the presidential elections of 2005 and in particular after the disputed polling last year, according to a 2010 report compiled by the bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

The Senate will be virtually unchanged after this election from what it has been over the last two years.

and after listening to my local priest proclaim that he was a Republican during his homilies and after getting a last minute «YOU know who your pastoral conscience suggests you vote for» at the last mass before the election, and after reading all the pronouncements by the us conference of bishops as they were published throughout the election year, I know that THE BISHOPS WERE WAY TOO PARTISAN AND AS A CATHOLIC IT OFFENDS ME THAT THE BISHOPS THINK SO POORLY OF THE POLITICAL JUDGEMENT OF CATHOLICS THAT THEY HAVE TO BE TOLD WHO TO VOTE FOR.

During my last year in Rome I served under the same good man after his election as pope.

After winning the presidential election last week, Blatter was expected to serve as president for another four years, but has decided to step down presumably because of the negative reaction to his re-election.

Last night I watched the Panorama programme on BBC TV, which examined the views of several Trump voters a year after the election.

Gillibrand is looking to win the election for the first time after she was appointed to the Senate by Governor Paterson early last year.

It was also a redemption of sorts for GOP County Chairman Nick Langworthy and ex-County Executive Chris Collins political team after last year's NY - 26 special election loss of Assemblywoman Jane Corwin to Rep. Kathy Hochul.

The last Labour government was able to plan its 1997 manifesto on the basis of rising departmental spending in the first years after the election.

The Senate was «remade» last election cycle after two deplorable years of Democrats ruling each branch of government.

Those of us in the online advocacy community often talk about using this tool and that tool to help mold opinions or win votes, but what I wrote after last year's mid-term election still stands: the most important effect of the Internet on politics comes from the unfathomable volume of information now available and the speed with which it can spread.

After another election lasting more than two years (1268 - 70) without an agreement, the public besieged the cardinals in the episcopal palace, removing the roof and allowing nothing but bread and water to go inside.

The Kogi State governorship election tribunal has struck the petition of James Faleke, running mate to late Audu Abubakarwho died shortly after the state governorship election exercise last year November.

After that response to Mr Duddridge, a tetchy Mr Bercow leapt to his feet and slapped him down, reminding him that he was re-elected unanimously after last year's June elecAfter that response to Mr Duddridge, a tetchy Mr Bercow leapt to his feet and slapped him down, reminding him that he was re-elected unanimously after last year's June elecafter last year's June election.

Despite the technology having been superceded years ago Theresa May refused to give hers up, even being pictured after last year's election sporting it in an odd utility belt like carrier.

Even the deal to unite the party, forged late last year, was criticized by liberals for holding a special election after the budget is meant to come due, effectively keeping Republicans at the bargaining table.

The materials were supplied under the Self Help Electrification Project (SHEP) somewhere mid last year (2016) for purpose of getting some villages within the Chereponi district connected to the national grid of which works were started to a greater magnitude but were subsequently halted after last December elections.

He lost his seat to Labour's Imran Hussain in 2015, five years after first winning election, but returned as a Lib Dem councillor in Bradford last year.

I was sceptical and still am, although we learned after the general election last year to treat the published opinion polls with extreme caution.

He also claimed that the Tories» private polling last year, unlike the published polls which suggested a hung Parliament after the general election, pointed to a majority for David Cameron and the Conservatives.

The NYC Council raised mayoral pay to $ 258,750 last year, but the mayor declined the increase until after this year's election.

Doheny also turned the tables on Long, who slammed Doheny for voicing support of Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava after losing the GOP nod to her for last year's special election.

The election of Donald Trump, after riding a similar class - based populist wave in the US, also suggests that one of the key mistakes made by established left parties in last 30 years was their neglect not only of the very idea of class but what also might be termed the living reality of «class traditionalism».

The Onondaga County Legislature approved the 27.3 percent salary increase by a vote of 10 - 6 Tuesday - three months after they set the 2016 budget, one month after the election, four days after it was proposed and during the last session of the year.

Last year's address came just days after his inauguration following a decisive election victory in November of 2010.

Speaking before the publication of his anticipated political memoir, written after his party was reduced to eight seats in last year's general election, Clegg hit out at David Cameron and his Conservative partners in government.

However, you seem to imply that just by announcing the proposed cut (sometime last year I think) it would somehow go directly into the consciousness of voters who aren't political obsessives and so make a difference to the LD ratings The truth is that for the LD's it will take a general election campaign and Clegg / Cable / Hune hammering the issue home in debate after debate after debate for it to register with people who don't pay much attention to the ups and downs of everyday politics, let alone the tax proposals of the 3rd party.

Rob Goldstone, the British music publicist who arranged the controversial meeting, has made a number of bizarre social media posts — including one of him wearing a shirt that said «Russia» a day after last year's election.

An astonishing surge in membership after defeat for the Yes campaign in last year's independence referendum was followed by an SNP landslide in May's general election, when the party won 56 of Scotland's 59 constituencies.

Now, after her victory last Tuesday over Republican Jack Martins, Curran must turn her election - year rhetoric into a governing agenda.

This is coming barely twenty - four hours after James Faleke, running mate to late Audu Abubakar who died shortly after the state governorship election exercise last year November equally had his petition struck out by the court.

The New York Post reported last year that Coughlin and the institution's old guard attempted to «purge» Trump supporters from leadership positions, even after the election.

«I think after the election last year, it's important for Democrats to reinforce what it means to be a Democrat,» said Basil Smikle, the committee's executive director.

Most of the contests in this year's elections are between the Tories, who dominate local government in the local authorities being contested after reaching their electoral peak last time they were contested in 2009.