On 15 June 2010, Cowen faced his second no-confidence motion in just over a year, tabled by Fine Gael after the publication of two reports that criticised government policies in the run-up to Ireland's banking crisis.

The European Federation of Green Parties formed itself as the European Green Party on 22 February 2004, in the run-up to European Parliament elections in June, 2004, a further step in trans-national integration.

IFP members were involved in several massacres in the run-up to South Africa's first democratic elections, including the Trust Feed massacre on December 3, 1988 and the Boipatong massacre on June 17, 1992.

In the run-up to the 2002 presidential election, the PUSC party convention selected him to be its candidate by an overwhelming 76 % of the delegates ' votes on 10 June 2001.

The paper was to serve as the voice of Solidarity during the run-up to semi-free elections to be held June 4, 1989 ( hence its title ).

In the run-up to the 23 June 2010 Legco vote on the reform package she refused support, saying that it did not go far enough towards democratic expectations, even if it included the Democratic Party's compromise proposal to have the five new district council functional constituency seats returned by popular election.

This was enacted to forestall the emigration of key persons from Hong Kong in the run-up to the transfer of sovereignty to China on 30 June 1997.

An indicator of wind direction and a device for measuring wind speed ( here + 2. 6 m / s ) along a run-up track.

Cristiano da Matta's pole time of 1m 18. 959s was 6. 123 seconds shy of 1999 CART champion Juan Pablo Montoya's stunning pole-winning effort aboard the BMW / Williams at the 2002 GP-which was exactly the sort of discrepancy da Matta had predicted in the run-up to the event, any way the fastest time for a Champ Car in the same weekend was only 3. 97 seconds above Montoya's record, set by Tagliani in Practice.

Hughes ' physical presence ( a burly 6 ' 4 "), handlebar moustache, a penchant for exuberant displays of affection for his fellow players ( they called him " Fruitfly "), and a ( some would say ) " mincing " run-up ( that at times stretched to 45 paces ), made him a firm favourite amongst supporters.

In the run-up to the Iranian Assembly of Experts election, 2006, all women candidates were disqualified.

In the run-up to the 2006 election in Canada, Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper denounced the ruling Liberal Party on the floor of the House of Commons, contending that the government ran " a massive corruption ring using organized crime to defraud taxpayers.

A run-up of NYSE Group's stock price in late 2006 made the offering far more attractive to Euronext's shareholders.

In 2006, the Oxford branch of the party won a libel action against Bill Baker, Deputy Leader of Oxford City Council, who had posted defamatory material alleging the IWCA had links to violent extremists and Irish Republican groups to homes in Donnington Brook in the run-up to the 2005 local elections.

In the run-up for the Swedish general election of 2006, Reinfeldt, as leader of the Moderate Party, participated in the creation of the Alliance for Sweden.

During the run-up for the 2006 Swedish general election, Reinfeldt was subjected to a smear campaign.

The city had the Olympic Flame pass through San Marino during the run-up to the 2006 Winter Olympics.

In April 2006 Bacon's questioning of Home Office officials concerning the fate of failed asylum seekers released from prison led to a major embarrassment for the Labour administration in the run-up to the local elections the following month, and the dismissal of Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary.

The stadium also hosted a game between the United States and Venezuela in the run-up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Hannah briefly adopted the pseudonym Glen Lambert in the run-up to and immediate aftermath of the release of Potemkin City Limits, causing confusion among some fans, reviewers, and commentators ; the band concluded the prank by announcing on 14 August 2006 that Glen Lambert had been dismissed and would be replaced by " former " member Chris Hannah.

In the run-up of the 2007 party convention, Marco Pannella declared that the party should " give absolute priority to economic, liberal and libertarian reforms rather than civil struggle to Vatican power, prepotency and arrogance ", which were at the centre of the 2006 electoral campaign with the Rose in the Fist.

This was followed up by a second DVD which was released in the run-up to Christmas 2006.

Papantonio was also involved at Air America as a member of the Board of Directors, and as one of the main contributors to the New York Times bestseller, Air America, the Playbook, a collection of essays, transcripts, and interviews by network personalities released in the run-up to the 2006 congressional elections.

Starting in 2006, real estate prices have started to drop due to the credit crunch affecting mortgage financing, and also reflecting the exuberant and irrational price run-up in the prior decade.

Bout was reportedly seen meeting with Hezbollah officials in Lebanon during the run-up to the 2006 Lebanon War.

In the run-up to the 2006 national elections, Tshisekedi decided to boycott the electoral process and the constitutional referendum because he believed they were rigged in advance.

Contrary to all major polls taken in the run-up to the October 1, 2006 balloting, Alckmin surprised almost everyone and came in second place in the presidential election.

released album Lowlife in 1999, Zero 7 were residents at the club for two years in the run-up to the 2001 release of Simple Things, Scissor Sisters played their first UK gig at the club, and Erol Alkan went from being chosen as Best Breakthrough DJ at the 2002 Muzik Awards through to winning Mixmag ’ s DJ of the year in 2006.

Trabelsi was described as Tunisia's star player in the run-up to the 2006 World Cup.

In March 2006, however, divisions emerged between the WASG and the PDS – now The Left Party. PDS – in Berlin and the East more generally, in the run-up to state elections, due to the continuing involvement of the PDS with the SPD in coalition governments which were instituting cut-backs.

( According to The Guardian of 26 July 1991, Pik Botha told a press conference that the South African government had paid more than £ 20 million to at least seven political parties in Namibia to oppose SWAPO in the run-up to the 1989 elections.

In April 1987, Stroessner lifted the state of siege as part of the run-up to elections the following spring.

In the run-up to general or local elections, the fund has been used for advertising campaigns to ensure that issues of importance to UNISON are high on the agenda.

They have already accepted Howard who told a blatant lie ", a reference to the " Children overboard " scandal during the run-up to the 2001 Australian elections.

Hope not Hate has received endorsement and national publicity from the Daily Mirror newspaper, and revolves around an annual two week bus tour in the run-up to local elections.

In the run-up to the 2011 Duma elections, it was reported that support for United Russia was growing among young people.

In the run-up to previous elections, Otan usually received a majority of domestic media coverage.

In the run-up to the 1980 elections, the remaining Janata party leaders tried unsuccessfully to rebuild the party and make fresh alliances.

In the run-up to the 1981 Greater London Council elections, she was chosen to fight Islington South and Finsbury and on election formed part of the left faction in support of Ken Livingstone.

In the run-up to the 2009 elections ( presidential, Assembly, and municipal ), a movement to draft President Tandja for a third term appeared.

In the run-up to the 2001 elections, Tusk lost a leadership campaign in the UW party to Bronislaw Geremek.

In the summer of 1994, Coelho was the principal Democratic political strategist during the run-up to the mid-term Congressional elections.

By avoiding grave confrontations and crises in the run-up to the first multi-party parliamentary elections, he gained the support of nearly all political camps for the presidential election.

The Christian Democrats made Wulff candidate for Premier in the run-up of the 1994 Legislative Assembly elections.

The run-up to the elections was clouded by allegations that some parties had distributed money to voters.

The column ’ s mixture of biting humor and informed analysis of the Bush administration and American culture quickly established Blyler as a weekly must-read among many young liberals and progressives in the run-up to the presidential elections.

Álvarez's loss of support from the ( relatively ) more moderate members of the National Security Council in the run-up to the 1984 elections and his subsequent resignation invites scrutiny of the relationship between the Council, the military, and the constitutional party leaders.

In the run-up to the 2001 general elections, responding to Chiam See Tong's call for a united front against the ruling People's Action Party, the party joined with the National Solidarity Party, the Singapore People's Party and the Singapore Malay National Organisation to form the Singapore Democratic Alliance ( SDA ).