Sentence examples for government candidate from inspiring English sources

But they suggested he might face a run-off, perhaps against Jose Serra, the government candidate.

If his action was to be influential he would have had to defeat a government candidate.

Carmichael conceded it was unusual for a select committee not to support a government candidate.

The government candidate would be Cabello's rival, the Chávez-anointed Maduro.

Last week, as the government candidate José Serra slumped further in the polls before October's election, Brazil's currency and bonds sank to their lowest levels ever.

Within days of his victory in 2008 over the government candidate, city hall was occupied by armed supporters of the then-president, Hugo Chávez.

All the candidates are government candidates".

It is hard to imagine government candidates setting foot in the red-shirt heartland without a phalanx of armed guards.

Most of these (though not all, it should be stressed) are committed by or for government candidates.

"Whatever office, whatever level of government, candidates are spending serious money on campaigns," said Larry Makinson, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics.

Across the political spectrum, as budget deficits have ballooned at all levels of government, candidates have vied to propose the toughest cuts.