candidature

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Muscat emerged as favourite for the job after former manager Steven Gerrard withdrew his candidature at the weekend saying the timing was not right for him to return to Ibrox.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

“A public candidature and campaigning like the one that we have seen this year is highly unusual,” said Nina Graeger, the director of Peace Research Institute Oslo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Rajoelina sent his resignation letter to the court on Saturday following confirmation of his candidature in the elections, the High Constitutional Court said in a statement late on Saturday.

From Reuters • Sep. 10, 2023

Clark made it to fifth place in the sixth ballot before her own candidature was killed off.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2018

But he could promise no further assistance, giving as a sufficient reason for not doing more the heavy claims on his purse which would result from his forthcoming political candidature.

From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 by Trollope, Frances Eleanor