Sentence examples for backing of opposition from inspiring English sources

Without the backing of opposition parties, however, the legitimacy of the government's mandate to enforce the deal is expected to be questioned.

Tsipras managed to pass the latest austerity measures with the backing of opposition MPs, allowing talks on a new bailout to begin.

Such dissent might not matter if leftwing parties had not also seen their popularity ratings soar on the back of opposition to austerity.

So far, that has kept the yes campaign ahead, even though Sinn Féin has mirrored the European trend by doubling its support to more than 20% on the back of opposition to the country's failed austerity programme.

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With the backing of the opposition parties Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance and the Hungarian Democratic Forum, Solyom was narrowly elected president of Hungary by the parliament.

He is having to go ahead with the peace process without the backing of the opposition conservative People's party, which accuses him of selling out to murderers.

Thirty-two members of the Syriza-led coalition voted against the agreement (six abstained), but, thanks to the backing of the opposition PASOK and New Democracy parties, 229 members of the parliament voted for approval, opening the door to new negotiations.

This time Mr Renzi managed to unite his fractured Democratic Party (PD) behind Mr Mattarella, and secure the backing of the opposition Left, Ecology and Freedom party and of Angelino Alfano, his interior minister, who leads the New Centre Right party.

Until the past few weeks, any criticism of the Bank's formula for recovery – printing vast amounts of electronic money and cutting interest rates to a record low – was met with the united backing of ministers, opposition parties and all but a handful of Tory backbenchers.

Mr Samaras will have to secure the backing of 25 opposition lawmakers to reach 180 votes.