Sentence examples for standing for a third from inspiring English sources

…from standing for a third term as president, Prime Minister Hage Geingob was SWAPO's presidential candidate.

With Pohamba barred from standing for a third term as president, Prime Minister Hage Geingob was SWAPO's presidential candidate.

The outgoing president, Hamid Karzai, who was barred by the constitution from standing for a third term, has said he will not seal the agreement.

McCluskey triggered a leadership contest last week by giving notice of his resignation, then immediately announced he would be standing for a third term.

On Saturday Putin announced that he was standing for a third term as president in "elections" to be held next March.

But in recent years Wade has faced accusations that he has subverted the constitution by standing for a third term in office, while also shoehorning his son, and potential heir, into the job of vice-president.

He is standing for a fifth term despite having earlier promised to stand down in 2015.

In 1994 he was reinstated with the support of US troops, but was forbidden by the constitution from standing for a second consecutive term in 1995, leaving his then-ally, Rene Preval, to stand successfully in his stead.

He is standing for a fifth term in office, but faces stronger opposition than ever before.

He said he had a "pretty long discussion" about standing for a fourth term with his wife, Bronagh Key.

Mauricio Macri is standing for a second term as mayor of Buenos Aires at an election to be held on the same day as the presidential vote.