Sentence examples for have held power from inspiring English sources

Moreover, ZANU-PF would still have held power in parliament.

People who accept the normativity of heterosexuality have held power essentially forever".

In Ivory Coast, Christian southerners have held power since independence from France in 1960.

That means Compaoré will have held power, uninterrupted, from 1987 to 2012.

When Republicans have held power, the threats have tended to taper off.

Communist-led coalitions have held power for 34 years, but the Left Front looks set to lose this time.

But, through violence, he has held power.

USCF has held power for 47 years.

And, since 2011, it has held power alone.

Pasok has held power since 1981, interrupted only between 1990 and 1993.

The National Party has held power in this country since 1948.