Sentences with phrase «years of its election victory»

Within two or three years of its election victory, the government introduced major constitutional changes: devolution of powers to new legislative bodies in Scotland and Wales; the Human Rights Act 1998; and the disqualification of the great majority of hereditary peers from participating in the legislative functions of the House of Lords.

Not exact matches

Scott's candidacy is a bright spot for Republicans in a year where Democratic enthusiasm is expected to be overwhelming, as evidenced by the recent wave of recent Democratic victories in special elections in Alabama and Pennsylvania.

Former Liberal Party WA president David Honey's convincing by - election victory in the blue ribbon seat of Cottesloe was no accident; the strong Liberal showing was more than a year in the planning.

But recent polls suggest that the incoming Alabama senator - elect's victory may be a part of a larger trend that could spell trouble for Republicans in next year's midterm elections.

Soros said that, in addition to Democratic victories in elections this year, a goal of his was to reestablish a functioning two - party system to uphold US institutions.

But last year, The Post reported that Felix Sater, a real estate developer with a checkered past, sent an email to then - Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization Michael Cohen in November 2015 in which he indicated that a plan to construct a Moscow Trump Tower was moving forward, and bragged that they would soon be celebrating not just the completion of the tower, but also Trump's victory in the presidential election.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- For years, President Donald Trump pushed back against the idea of election meddling, dismissing it as a hoax and an affront to the legitimacy of his victory.

Maduro's approval ratings have tumbled amid the crisis to 28 percent, near the lowest in 16 years of socialist rule, and while there's no sign the sometimes violent street protests that overwhelmed the country a year ago will return anytime soon, polls indicate that the opposition will coast to victory in legislative elections expected to take place by year end.

At the beginning of the year, possible far - right election victories in the Netherlands, France and Germany were perceived as the biggest threat to European politics.

For now, the enactment of the tax bill hands Republicans a much - needed victory going into next years midterm elections.

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).

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.

United States Newsmakers After the Republican victory in the 2014 US midterm elections and an eight - year hiatus, Richard Shelby, a senior senator from Alabama, has taken over his old post as chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

Last week, many Republicans said their special election victory in a heavily Jewish New York congressional district that had been occupied by a Democrat for nearly 90 years was a sign of trouble between Obama and American Jews, among the most reliably Democratic voters in the nation.

The former high - flying economist swept to victory in elections on October 25, cementing Ivory Coast's return to stability after years of turbulence.

Jeremy Corbyn has proven his election - winning credentials by sweeping to victory in the Parliamentary Beard of the Year contest.

Astorino's loss to Latimer already has Democrats predicting victory as part of a so - called «blue wave» that will sweep New York in elections across the state this year.

The former shadow chancellor, one of the highest profile victims of last year's Conservative election victory, will go from allegations of being too left wing to allegations of having two left feet on the show.

One year on from David Cameron's unexpected victory in the general election the timing is right to assess the performance and achievements of the government.

Notwithstanding last May's SNP election victory, most polls over the past two years have indicated that more people would vote against independence than would vote in favour of it.

He did the same last year, ahead of Gianforte's 6 - point special election victory over Democrat Rob Quist.

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

The anti-politics vote which propelled Ukip to an unprecedented victory in this year's European elections could play a decisive role north of the border next Thursday, too.

It is an account, relying on contemporary vivid emails, of the minute - by - minute battle inside Downing Street in the first week of September 2006 to stop supporters of the chancellor, Gordon Brown, forcing Tony Blair to quit after nine years as prime minister and three election victories.

The problem, as described by Lewis Minkin in The Blair Supremacy (Labour First «s secretary Luke Akehurst's «book of the year» in 2014), was that «Blair, despite a huge victory in his election as leader, had in practice only a narrow base of committed supporters of his full political project» [p663].

He became leader of the People's Party in 2004 and Prime Minister in 2011 following the People's Party landslide victory in that year's general election becoming the sixth president of the Spanish government.

The party is most proud of the significant victory by Yuh - Line Niou, a 33 - year - old Taiwan - born Assembly staffer who — as a WFP candidate — lost the April special election for the Lower Manhattan seat that used to belong to former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Nearly 40 years later that decision appears to have been vindicated by science - as well as her three general election victories, of course.

They believe general election coordinator Douglas Alexander is encouraging Mr Miliband to be more cautious, in the belief that winning 35 per cent of the vote next year will be enough for victory.

Consider that Farley's margins of victory in the past nine two - year election cycles have been less than 20,000 only once.

Jon Krosnick has spent 30 years studying how voters choose one candidate rather than another, and says that «at least two» US presidents won their elections because their names were listed first on the ballot, in states where the margin of victory was narrow.

While our colleagues in Scotland have gone from one poor election result to the next, faced with a similar situation in 1997 the Welsh Conservatives have made significant progress, bouncing back to increase our share of the vote at each general election since and increasing our representation, taking 8 seats this year - two more than than in John Major's surprise election victory in 1992.

In the special election for the Assembly on Long Island last year, where Democrat Christine Pellegrino had a surprise victory, less than 11 percent of active voters showed up to vote.

(For example, Andy Sawford, the party's victorious candidate in last year's Corby by - election, deployed the phrase in the second sentence of his victory speech.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo exited the legislative session last week with a relative dearth of major victories, but not necessarily to his long - term political detriment as he heads into an election year.

We wish to extend our congratulations to the President elect of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo and his Vice, Alhaji Doctor Mahamudu Bawumiah and the leadership and members of our great party for the convincing victory chalked in this year's elections.

Mr Salmond said: «This is a historic result for the SNP - up 10 points from the last European election - and the first time we have ever won a UK - wide election in Scotland, with a much greater margin of victory than even the Holyrood win two years ago.

In 2011, the Conservative Party provided the margin of victory in a special election to Bob Turner who took back a Congressional Seat held by Democrats for eighty years.

Democrats are excited about next year's elections after winning a string of victories Tuesday — predicting an even more successful year in 2018 in the process.

Kirwan said he lost two years ago in a «tidal wave» of Democratic victories starting at the top with the election of President Barack Obama.

According to Mrs. Bawa, Who is sure of her candidate's victory, said president Mahama is «the best candidate for this year's elections».

Cronin is facing Republican incumbent Kemp Hannon, whose seat Democrats have targeted in recent years, especially during presidential election cycles when his margins of victory have generally been lower than in gubernatorial years.

That bill fell due to lack of parliamentary time but Foulkes, who has served as both and MP and an MSP in a political career stretching 40 years, is determined to revive it after the polls apparently failed to predict Donald Trump's election victory in America.

Less than a year after the heady celebrations of election victory, David Cameron faces the possibility of losing the EU, losing Scotland and presiding over the death of the British steel industry.

«The last time we had this sort of debate was after our second defeat in 1974, and that lead some months later to the election of Margaret Thatcher, and our victory in 1979 and 18 years of Conservative government.»

Five years later, as Labour and the Liberal Democrats were recovering from the shock of John Major's surprise victory, Mr Kennedy showed remarkable prescience on the day after the election by calling for a realignment of Britain's centre - left parties.

Last year he won a spectacular victory for the Liberal Democrats in a by - election to become councillor for the ward of Llay.

They still control judicial nominations and scored a number of victories in the primaries and general elections last year.

Hannon is running for re-election in a Nassau County Senate district Democrats have long coveted, especially in presidential election years when his margins of victory are often smaller than in non-presidential cycles.

The NPP flagbearer urged residents of Kramoase to vote massively for the NPP in this year's elections, and increase the 80.83 % margin of victory chalked by the party in the 2012 presidential election.