candidature

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“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

I will post more from Lewis’s interview, which expands on an article he wrote for the Guardian earlier this month confirming his candidature, shortly.

From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2019

“The Russian Federation would love to welcome him once his candidature would be officially announced.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2017

It remains in the contest and will submit the third and final candidature file along with rivals Paris and Los Angeles on Feb. 3.

From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2017

His headgear imperilled his candidature, when that came about.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob