City councilors reached a deadlock over the law. His goal broke a 3–3 deadlock.
Recent Examples on the WebResidents fear the fighting that capped a monthslong political deadlock could explode into a wider war and a return to the peaks of Libya's long-running conflict. Samy Magdy, ajc, 28 Aug. 2022 The 73 lawmakers from powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr’s bloc submitted their resignation based on his request, to protest a persisting political deadlock eight months after general elections were held.Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022 The demand on Friday threatened to leave the House in a new political deadlock, roughly two weeks before lawmakers are set to return to the Capitol to begin debate.BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2021 In Tunisia, a presidential power grab that seized on political deadlock and pandemic pressures is winning support from large segments of a public increasingly disillusioned on democracy. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2021 Bennett’s ascension to the premiership breaks a two-year political deadlock created by four inconclusive national elections.oregonlive, 13 June 2021 The opposition Labour Party accused the government of failing to break the deadlock.New York Times, 21 June 2022 In May, Senate lawmakers filled the commission's fifth and final position after a months-long delay, breaking a 2-2 partisan deadlock at the agency and enabling Khan to embark on more initiatives. Brian Fung, CNN, 9 June 2022 But after the Bobcats’ Wesley Faison hit a two-run single in the top of the ninth to break a deadlock, No. 2 overall seed Stanford answered in the bottom of the frame with back-to-back homers to tie the game. Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 7 June 2022 See More