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Elections had become a hollow ritual, matters of public policy were not important campaign issues, and the
opposition
was divided, poorly funded, and unable to devise a strategy to cut the PDP juggernaut to size.
Opposition
parties found their feet, and the PDP’s power monopoly was finally broken – but not obliterated.
If, however, the
opposition
parties resolve their differences and manage to stitch together a firm common platform, they could force Jonathan into a runoff.
In fact, AIPAC has never overcome resolute
opposition
from an American president, particularly in a matter of US national security.
But these are all politically sensitive areas, where the smallest legal change can elicit howls of
opposition.
Initially, a provisional government that included members of the
opposition
was formed, but the
opposition
leaders soon left in protest at the number of cabinet holdovers from Ben-Ali’s administration.
Moderate Syrian
opposition
forces and local Kurds could be part of such a multinational Sunni force, but they are not in a position to substitute for it.
The enormous program of quantitative easing that Draghi pushed through, against German opposition, has saved the euro by circumventing the Maastricht Treaty’s rules against monetizing or mutualizing government debts.
The Syrian opposition, by contrast, has received only intermittent assistance, and remains as fragmented as it was when the civil war began.
The Trump administration, by contrast, has shut down military assistance to moderate
opposition
groups altogether, having apparently concluded that no such forces exist.
Sebastian Kurz, Austria’s tiresome young chancellor, is actively seeking to mobilize
opposition
to Merkel, even though her attitude toward refugees saved Austria from a deluge of asylum seekers.
The principle is exactly the same when the holders of the national debt are foreigners (as with Greece), though the political
opposition
to repayment will be much greater.
And yet, despite domestic
opposition
in recipient countries, the number of international migrants has doubled over the past 25 years, and will double again by 2030.
In this new world of “bread and circuses,” it was far easier for the CCP to regain public support and suppress the
opposition.
In other words, the government eliminates the threat posed by leading
opposition
figures by jailing them or forcing them into exile, regardless of their prominence.
Ban rescinded Iran’s invitation to Geneva II under pressure from the US and the Syrian
opposition.
Whatever concerns the
opposition
has about Iran’s allegiances, the country is undoubtedly part of the Syrian equation; indeed, its involvement is critical to reaching any accord.
In some critical sense, he must repudiate Blair’s legacy, which, at a minimum, means promising to take Britain out of the Iraq War.Brown has longed to be prime minister ever since May 12, 1994, the fateful day when John Smith, the Labour Party’s leader in opposition, dropped dead of a heart attack.
In democratic countries, if politicians who are critical of others while in
opposition
prove to be ineffective when in government, voters can - and often do - punish their dishonesty at the ballot box.
Indeed, at the close of nomination on August 4, eleven functional candidates were chosen without opposition, including those representing banks and the Chinese chamber of commerce.
Regardless, the TPP’s critics should now read the specifics that they have so long said they wanted to see and reconsider their
opposition
to the deal.
Founded on the notion of separateness, Pakistan has continuously had to affirm its Islamic identity, as well as its
opposition
to India.
To her equally frantic detractors on the left – and increasingly in the center – she is a frightening harbinger of a theocratic America, a mafia-style executrix of state business who lies about the connection of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to Iraq, mocks Barack Obama for his
opposition
to torturing prisoners, and defies subpoenas.
Although supposedly designed in the interests of the workers in developing countries, the biggest
opposition
to them comes from poor countries, and rightly so.
Autocracies stay in power if they can divide the population and prevent organized
opposition
activities.
Although the CCP faces no organized
opposition
today, it confronts virtually organized protest activities on a daily basis.
Another unexpected outcome of the election is that the SPD’s leaders are now arguing for joining the
opposition
– as if participation in the government were a curse to be avoided at all costs.
She will continue to favor the eventual admission of the Balkan states, but she has left no doubt of her
opposition
to full membership for Turkey, which is the major substantive change from the Schroeder era (although her government will not block the start of negotiations in early October).
Instead, the news broke, and the
opposition
Socialist Party received a dramatic electoral boost.
But, despite such strong words, no concerted
opposition
to the proposed budget cuts has emerged in the Senate.
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