Sentence examples for primaries ahead of from inspiring English sources

The Democratic National Committee warned the Party's affiliates in Michigan and Florida that if they moved their primaries ahead of Tsunami Tuesday they would lose their Convention delegates.

She was also hurt by the decision of the legislatures (and other state politicians) of Michigan and Florida to move their primaries ahead of the officially sanctioned dates.

(Just to recap, because Michigan and Florida moved their primaries ahead of what the national Democratic Party permitted, they have been stripped of their delegates.

The issue has become politically charged at the start of party primaries ahead of next year's presidential election in France, with several leaders on the right and far-right calling for a law prohibiting the full-body swimming costume worn by some Muslim women.

The legal analysis, sent late Tuesday to the party's rules committee, is expected to guide a meeting this weekend where the committee will try to settle one of the most contentious issues remaining in the Democratic presidential race: what to do with delegates from Florida and Michigan, which violated party rules by moving up their primaries ahead of Feb. 5.

And the leader of the main opposition Socialist Party has already said he will not be standing in the party's primaries, ahead of next year's general election.

The new date puts the Florida primary ahead of contests in all but four states.

Florida wanted to be more a part of the action, so they moved their primary ahead of Super Tuesday.

Mr. Ferrer, the Bronx borough president, finished first in the Democratic mayoral primary, ahead of the favored public advocate, Mark Green.

Tzipi Livni, Israel's foreign minister, is favourite to win the primary ahead of Shaul Mofaz, a more conservative rival.

The battle for the post-Chirac era will begin for real with what amounts to a year-long primary ahead of the presidential election due in May 2007.