Opposition
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Although this election was accompanied by far less violence than the previous presidential vote in 2007, the
opposition
candidate Raila Odinga’s second consecutive defeat has only re-enforced his supporters’ fears that they are once again being cheated out of power.
And his frustration at his inability to move the US Congress to pass meaningful gun control measures – owing to implacable
opposition
from the powerful National Rifle Association and its mostly Republican allies – has been as palpable as it is understandable.
In response, the Communists blamed the violence on the
opposition
political parties, which it called “fascists,” and on Romania and Romanian irredentists in Moldova.
Nevertheless, many remain in detention and Voronin continues to hurl accusations at the
opposition
and Romania of organizing a coup d’état.
Legal proceedings have been opened against
opposition
parties.
Opposition
leaders and democracy watchdogs say Moldova’s election process was fundamentally flawed.
In the long run, the US and EU should support civil society organizations in pressing Moldova’s government to guarantee more equitable distribution of television time, to stop police harassment of
opposition
political leaders and workers as well as journalists, to reform the police and end the ruling party’s abuse of state institutions, and to allow all political parties more opportunity to inspect election rolls and monitor polling stations.
They should insist that
opposition
parties are included in a dialogue.
Iran has provided substantial support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, while Turkey has advocated military intervention on behalf of
opposition
forces.
How will Israel address intensifying global
opposition
to the de facto apartheid regime implied by denying Palestinians throughout Israel and Palestine the same political rights as Israeli Jews?
China’s strong central government overwhelms
opposition
from people displaced by new roads, bridges, and dams, and for many years ran roughshod over environmental concerns and workers’ rights.
Not only are the forces of
opposition
— socialists, communists, and the extreme right — attacking the government on all fronts, but the ruling Gaullist majority is beginning to crack.
Obama is no stranger to pressure – and
opposition
– from interest groups.
Separatist movements in far-flung places like Tamil Nadu and Mizoram have been quietly defused by a simple formula: yesterday’s secessionists become today’s chief ministers (the equivalent of provincial or state governors) and tomorrow’s
opposition
leaders.
The
opposition
Labour Party would demand a general election, but the Conservatives, split as they are over Europe, would unite to block this.
In a parliamentary vote on the deal last month, Tsipras, in office since January, was forced to rely on support from the
opposition.
But it is important for the public and members of Congress to understand the real reason for their
opposition.
Autocratic governments use it to track down protest and
opposition
leaders, as we have recently seen in Ukraine.
But the world’s response – to double down on the pact in
opposition
to Trump – should also cause concern.
The Labour
opposition
under Jeremy Corbyn officially opposes Brexit but seems to derive peculiar satisfaction from the fact that it is proceeding.
The European Central Bank’s vehement
opposition
to what is essential to all capitalist economies – the restructuring of failed or insolvent entities’ debt – is evidence of the continuing fragility of the Western banking system.
The first has been to rely on the Republican majorities in the two houses of Congress to pass legislation in the face of strong popular
opposition.
According to two close observers of Trump, the president’s grip on reality “will likely continue to diminish” in the face of growing political obstacles, investigations into his taxes and business dealings, Mueller’s findings, and an energized political
opposition.
And now that poor health has forced him to prepare to hand power to his third and youngest son, Kim Jong-un (the so-called “Young General”),
opposition
has become more visible.
Indeed, the number of recent changes in the North Korean hierarchy strongly suggests serious domestic
opposition
to the continuance of Kim’s misbegotten rule.
Nigeria’s Critical ElectionABUJA – After 16 years in power, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will no longer lead Nigeria’s government, having lost last week’s presidential election to the
opposition
All Progressives Congress (APC).
Unlike the American President, who may seek votes to support his policies even from the opposing party in Congress, a German Chancellor promises not to govern by seeking the votes of
opposition
party members.
Moreover, the opposition, is typically always oriented more toward the next election than to providing support on any single issue for the Chancellor, even an issue that it wishes to promote.
Since the 1970s, no government has maintained a majority in the Bundesrat for very long, with the
opposition
in the Bundestag gaining a majority in the Bundesrat after mid-term state elections.
As a result, all legislation can be threatened by the oppositions veto, blocking any reform that harms the
opposition'
s constituents.
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