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For although Crown Prince Abdullah has his own loyal entourage, including the National Guard, he confronts
opposition
from senior figures in the religious establishment.
Musharraf backed the military’s
opposition
to this reform, gaining some gratitude from military commanders.
Ironically, however, the newly empowered democratic
opposition
would like to bring back the name Burma, viewing “Myanmar” as emblematic of the dictatorship that they wish to leave behind.
The Fallen PharaohEgypt’s Kifaya Movement has raised the ante in its
opposition
to President Hosni Mubarak’s regime by issuing a massive report that dares to name names and detail corruption among the country’s leaders.
Ironically, Susan Mubarak, says the report, urged the passage of a 1992 law that permitted Egyptian non-governmental organizations to receive foreign funds – a provision used by some
opposition
groups – in order to provide channels for the NGO’s she runs.
This process, indeed, is echoed in the 22 Arab countries, where religious orthodoxy rules out any significant liberal political
opposition.
In the absence of an effective domestic opposition, there is little standing in his way.
Pointing out their violations of the constitution and protesting make sense only to the extent that they bring the
opposition
closer to electoral victory.
The
opposition
is hopelessly divided, and the tribal and military leadership is utterly compromised.
But the decimated SPD says that it is determined to remain in opposition, in order to recover from its crushing defeat at the polls.
Effective
opposition
at home means that the government would no longer be able to acquiesce in the dead of night to various rescue operations for Germany’s EU partners.
Until the beginning of this year, they have not formed significant or open
opposition
movements, owing to a historically well-entrenched fear of repression.
Indeed, they have formed an
opposition
movement called Khalas (Salvation), aimed at mobilizing the new generation of Shia in the Eastern Province.
But the organized political
opposition
is weaker now than it was in July, despite massive international diplomatic support.
Since then, the government has installed an unconstitutional Constituent Assembly with full powers, deregistered the three main
opposition
parties, sacked elected mayors and deputies, and stolen three elections.
This is Plan A for the Venezuelan
opposition
organized around the Mesa de la Unidad Democratica, and is being sought in talks taking place in the Dominican Republic.
The duly elected National Assembly, where the
opposition
holds a two-thirds majority, has been unconstitutionally stripped of power by an unconstitutionally appointed Supreme Court.
Unlike the US, which was founded on a political cause –
opposition
to British colonialism – that forged a common national identity, countries joining the European Union sought simply to avoid further warfare on the continent.
The more sectarian the civil war becomes, the more obvious it is that the
opposition
to Assad is led by various Islamist militias, some of them connected to Al Qaeda.
Zimbabweans were surprised, therefore, when Bush, during his recent tour of Africa, expressed satisfaction with the negotiations said to be taking place between Mugabe's Zanu PF party and its arch-rival, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), led by
opposition
leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
The nineteenth-century “Know Nothing” Party was built upon
opposition
to immigrants, particularly the Irish.
But that incarnation of the EMF was stillborn, owing to
opposition
from the German Bundesbank.
But if there is some likelihood that I will be voted out of office and that the
opposition
will take over, such institutions will protect me from others’ abuses tomorrow as much as they protect others from my abuses today.
Although America objects strongly, a number of Europeans shrug off any
opposition.
Likewise, the United Nations has so far failed to overcome
opposition
to regulation of the use of lethal autonomous weapons based on artificial intelligence.
These brave women constituted the only
opposition
that dared to confront the savage military junta in the late 1970’s, demanding to know the fate of their “disappeared” children.
It thus appears that parliamentary
opposition
to Rouhani’s reforms is set to intensify.
Both sides of the conflict – the government of Sudan and its allied forces, as well as all the
opposition
groups in Darfur – must understand that civilians should no longer fall victim to their political disputes.
As for the Darfur opposition, the recent efforts by some of its leaders to overcome fragmentation and re-unify their movement are a welcome development.
It is essential that all major
opposition
groups achieve agreement about their aims and negotiating positions.
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