Sentence examples for joint candidate from inspiring English sources

A joint candidate would have a notably greater chance of winning power.

The various opposition parties have, surprisingly, come up with a credible joint candidate.

Ten candidates or joint candidate committees have raised more than $500,000, with three receiving more than $1 million.

Speaking on an outdoor stage in front of the Parliament, Mr. Kostunica was flanked by the leaders of 18 opposition parties who chose him as their joint candidate.

Michael Wines (NYT) YUGOSLAVIA: MILOSEVIC TRAILING -- New polls show President Slobodan Milosevic lagging behind the joint candidate of 15 opposition parties for the Sept. 24 presidential election.

Mrs. Merkel said that her conservative bloc would hold discussions with the opposition Social Democrats and Greens over "a joint candidate" to replace Mr. Wulff.

There are close ties already and some joint candidates: Mr Sikorski terms himself bipartisan.

He has also accepted in principle a scheme for joint candidates in some Ontario constituencies at the next federal election.

The Conservatives are standing joint candidates with the Ulster Unionist party (UUP) in Northern Ireland, but their prospects do not seem very good.

In 1917, the increasingly huge Co-operative movement spawned a political party, which 10 years later affiliated to the Labour party, and began running joint candidates.

He suggested it could field joint candidates with the Tories to maximise support – particularly in three-way marginals where the Liberal Democrats perform strongly.