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* 1992 – John Major's Conservative Party wins an unprecedented fourth general election victory in the United Kingdom.
Frei Ruiz-Tagle was succeeded in 2000 by Socialist Ricardo Lagos, who won the presidency in an unprecedented runoff election against Joaquín Lavín of the rightist Alliance for Chile, by a very tight score of less than 200, 000 votes ( 51, 32 %).
On polling day Atambayev withdrew his candidacy claiming widespread fraud, stating " due to massive, unprecedented violations, we consider these elections illegitimate and a new election should be held.
His election campaign benefited from an unprecedented wave of personal popularity called " Trudeaumania " a term coined by journalist Lubor J. Zink which saw Trudeau mobbed by throngs of youths.
The subsequent passing of the 22nd Amendment of the United States Constitution in 1947 renders this election the only occasion in American history in which a candidate was elected to an unprecedented third term as president ( Roosevelt was elected to a fourth term in 1944, but he died less than three months after his inauguration ).
In the 1988 presidential election, Le Pen won an unprecedented 14. 4 % of the vote, double the votes from 1984.
However, when the election took place the coalition was swept out of office by Fianna Fáil which won an unprecedented twenty seat Dáil majority and over 50 % of the first preference votes.
The 1989 general election resulted in Fianna Fáil taking the unprecedented move of entering into a coalition government with the Progressive Democrats.
Federal support for Layton and the NDP in the election was unprecedented, especially in the province of Quebec where the party won 59 out of 75 seats.
The disastrous performance in the 1990 presidential election in which the party finished a humiliating and unprecedented third in a national election, proved to be the final straw for the party and Dukes forced to resign as leader shortly after.
Calwell very nearly defeated Menzies at the 1961 federal election, owing to widespread discontent at Menzies's deflationary economic policies, as well as the unprecedented ( and temporary ) endorsement of the ALP by the usually pro-Liberal Sydney Morning Herald.
Spring brought the Irish Labour party unprecedented visibility and power in government, at a time when the two significantly larger, right-of-centre political blocs, had precedence in every election.
In 2003, he was the endorsed Green Party candidate for governor ( although several other Greens appeared on the ballot ) in an unprecedented California recall election, in which he polled 242, 247 votes for 2. 8 %, coming in fourth in a field of 135 certified candidates.
He was the architect of the election manifesto which saw Fianna Fáil achieve an unprecedented twenty seat majority.
He was one of the three candidates in the Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2012, in which 1200 members of the Election Committee are eligible to vote, but lost to Leung Chun-ying in unprecedented fashion.
The Chamber of Deputies elected in 1846 was abruptly disbanded by the February Revolution, which oversaw an unprecedented direct election by universal suffrage to convene a Constituent Assembly that was followed by a National Legislative Assembly in 1849.
In the 2008 Nunavut General Election he won his third election and ran for an unprecedented third term as Premier.
For the first elections for Croatian Chamber of Counties, which also coincided with the first election for newly formed Istria county, state-controlled media launched an unprecedented media blitz directed almost exclusively at Istria.
The party won an unprecedented five-sixths of the seats in parliament-one of the most lopsided victories ever in a democratic election and out of proportion to the actual number of votes it received.
A second election was held in September that year to resolve the impasse ; the Alliance was returned with an unprecedented 36 seats out of 52.
" Maclean's said, the election marked " an unprecedented realignment of Canadian politics " as " the Conservatives are now in a position to replace the Liberals as the natural governing party in Canada.
Pro-statehood votes in 1984 were split between the PRP and the NPP, which renominated Romero, and the Popular Democratic Party was returned to power through the election to an unprecedented non-consecutive second term of Rafael Hernández Colón as Governor.
By the 1982 election, the Conservatives ' policies on francophone rights resonated with Acadian voters, and Hatfield's party won an unprecedented number of Acadian seats.

unprecedented and however
Rapid technological advancements, however, also allowed warfare to reach unprecedented levels of destruction.
The economic boom was however overshadowed in the late 1960s and early 1970s during the so-called Years of Lead, when Milan witnessed an unprecedented wave of street violence, labour strikes and political terrorism.
Unlike later years, there were no public benefit (' dole ') payments the unemployed were given ' relief work ', much of which was however not very productive, partly because the size of the problem was unprecedented.
His Symphony No. 9 takes the unprecedented step ( for a symphony ) of including parts for vocal soloists and choir in the last movement, making it a choral symphony ( however, a minor composer, Daniel Steibelt had written a piano concerto with a choral finale four years earlier, in 1820 ).
Pitt, however, took the unprecedented step of refusing to resign, despite this defeat.
Although The exception to the code was granted as a " special and unique case " and was described by The New York Times at the time as " an unprecedented move that will not, however, set a precedent ", in his 2008 study of films during that era, Pictures at a Revolution, author Mark Harris wrote that the MPAA's action was " the first of a series of injuries to the Production Code that would prove fatal within three years.
By the end of the 1950s, however, there was a wave of popular black blues-rock and country-influenced R & B performers like Chuck Berry gaining unprecedented fame among white listeners.
Licensing would reach an apex, however, with the unexpected ( and almost unprecedented ) postwar merchandising phenomenon that followed Capp's introduction of the Shmoo.
When Attorney General Herbert Brownell heard about the stay, however, he immediately took his objection to Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, who took the unprecedented step of reconvening the Court before the appointed date and set aside Douglas's stay.
Lilly, American Cyanamid, and Upjohn, and Monsanto all submitted applications to market rBST to the FDA, and the FDA completed its review of the human safety component of the these applications in 1986 and found food from rBST-treated cows to be safe ; however strong public concern led to calls for more studies, investigations, and public discussions, which included an unprecedented conference on the safety of rBST in 1990 organized by the NIH at the request of Sen. Patrick Leahy.
He was, however, considered a valuable contributor to their winning an unprecedented five consecutive American League pennants and World Series titles.
After winning an unprecedented third election in 1987, however, Thatcher's popularity began to fade and she was replaced by former chancellor John Major in 1990.
In 2004 Kilkenny were aiming for an unprecedented third All-Ireland victory in-a-row, however, the team was now under severe pressure from all quarters.
Slowly, however, an airlift of unprecedented scale began to take shape.
Critics said, however, that it did so in such sweeping language that it " could turn governors into dictators " as the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons claimed, and Phyllis Schlafly called it " an unprecedented assault on the constitutional rights of the American people.
Foucault then briefly touches on B F Skinner ; ( the founder of radical behaviorism ), and Robert Castel but unfortunately it is very brief however, in Foucault's defence, he himself does admit ' there is little literature ' available in France on these techniques, however, to be critical, Foucault did belong to the most prestigious academic institutions in Europe ( Collège de France ) with unprecedented access to many journals in France and it would be unlikely that they would be unavailable to him.
" Given the unprecedented decline in new construction, however, more action is necessary.
Applying graphics to an adventure game, however, was unprecedented as previous story-based adventure games were entirely text-based.
The election, however, was notable for fraud, open intimidation of voters, and unprecedented violence.
In March 2001, Lockyer was approached by the Australian Football League club Essendon regarding an unprecedented switch of codes and offered a contract subsequent to a successful trial, however Lockyer chose to stay committed to rugby league ( seven years later, Lockyer's replacement as Broncos fullback, Karmichael Hunt was made a similar offer and accepted, becoming the first professional rugby footballer in History to switch codes to Australian rules ).
Jan Aart Scholte asserts, however, that these changes are inadequate to meet the needs: " Along with the general intensified globalization of social relations in contemporary history has come an unprecedented expansion of regulatory apparatuses that cover planetary jurisdictions and constituencies.
This, however, did not happen, and antagonism towards Britain and the ruling elites of the Qajar Court who were subservient to their interests grew to unprecedented heights.
In the short to medium term however, the education system is expected to grow to accommodate more students, as Ireland is experiencing unprecedented immigration and is one of the fastest growing populations in Europe.

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