Sentence examples for preferred parties from inspiring English sources

In the neighboring Basque region, however, voters preferred parties favoring self-determination for the region over either the Popular Party or the Socialists who govern it now, presenting another challenge for Mr. Rajoy as his national government also confronts a separatist drive in Catalonia.

When their messy divorce was finalized in 1946, Benner received temporary custody of the child, Christine, 2, in part by charging that Spangler "preferred parties to priorities". During the two years he had custody, Benner denied Spangler the right to see Christine on 23 different occasions.

Group voting tickets would be abolished "above the line" in favour of optional preferential voting, where voters number their preferred parties, with advice to mark at least six boxes.

We explain these differences by analyzing the information cues used by voters when searching for their preferred parties and candidates.

Respondents counter that, even if the I 872 primary does not actually choose parties' nominees, it nevertheless burdens their associational rights because voters will assume that candidates on the general election ballot are the nominees of their preferred parties.

The main advocate for channelling aid to preferred parties was Thomas Warrick, a senior adviser on Iraq for the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, who was backed, in this debate, by his superiors and by the National Security Council.

The research found that when investors' preferred party was in power, their portfolios' average beta was 1.3 percent higher than that of investors of the other party.

As Wilders withdrew his support late in the process, he stated that the other participants had placed European demands above national interest; Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the leader of the VVD, had opined that Wilders preferred party politics to the common good.

And they prefer parties that they feel will safeguard their security.

By 74% to 15%, voters prefer parties offering "concrete plans for sensible change" to parties offering "a big vision for radical change".

The study says that although migrants will not vote as a bloc, previous patterns suggest they are likely to prefer parties viewed as positive about race equality and immigration – and are likely to turn their back on those engaged in hostile denunciations of migrants.